You have received a lot of good advice already in the thread! I hope you can take even one part of it and follow up.

That's key, I think, to find just ONE something you CAN do.
This is a control issue, imo. I used to deal with it on a really high level/scale of emotional exhaustion... until I did work on my control issues.

Of course it is irrational to think that because you don't do something about everything you will become "one" of "them"... the very fact that things concern you means that probably won't be the case for you.

And yes, the hearing and reading is huge! It used to be we could believe a large percentage of what we heard or read in the media. That is no longer the case. Even when researching something on the internet, unless you phrase things a certain way, and in many different ways to search, you will get one main "choice" the internet has made for you... not necessarily the truth.

So do find one issue that you can do something about...and yes, volunteering is a great idea... to help correct that... encouraging others to find one thing too...

And then, for me, I am able to leave the rest in God's hands...that's my belief anyway.... actually it is all in His hands, for me, and once I do all I can He takes over. (Still working on this )

Breathe. When overwhelmed with things out of control there often appears an element of urgency. Don't buy into it... unless the situation IS time-valued...you have time to check things out and think about it.

Peace.