Congrats on that degree!! What an accomplishment.

I also do not watch the news. I'm not sure that human hearts are designed to bear the weight of every tragedy on the planet. It's as if the modern world assumes all sadness on earth is everyone's responsibility and happiness is just a personal problem. I prefer to see the world with my own eyes. When you do that, it tips the scales back to reality. Terrible things happen sometimes, but they are far outnumbered by good things, and extremely outnumbered by just ordinary moments. Think back before the invention of radio and television, we'd never even have the opportunity to know about most of the tragedy that's at our fingertips 24/7 now. I keep myself balanced by acknowledging that there is tragedy but it isn't always MY tragedy.

I think about the quote "Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Do not be afraid." I actually keep a list in my bullet journal under that heading where I write down the things that my heart just cannot process. If something's still hurting me after a few days, I just write it down. For example, "mason dying." And then I let it go. My mind quits turning it over and over. For some things there are no explanation but the days don't stop coming, and perhaps explanations for those events will reveal themselves in time.

I don't know if you've ever tried it before, but purposeful thinking has been really helpful to me. I've done so much work on my beliefs and my thought patterns that I am not depressed. I'm actually really happy. There's some examples on my blog under the retrain your brain category. I believe that even if depression is present, harnessing and directing your mind where you want it to go can stop you from suffering and show you joy and happiness instead.

Good luck to you and hugs!!!