I felt this way around mid-March: I was spending hours checking the news and Twitter and I felt unable to concentrate on work.
After a week of constantly feeling worried and overwhelmed by the situation, I changed some things.
I now check news online news once a day and watch the local evening news on TV.
I managed to dive again into my work routine and stopped checking twitter every 10 minutes.
I feel much better now. Of course I'm still worried, especially about the consequences of this on the economy (because it will affect a lot of people, obviously).
My CEO keeps repeating a sentence that might sound dumb but which actually helps a lot: "Focus on the things that are in your control and be thankful for the things you have".
After a week of constantly feeling worried and overwhelmed by the situation, I changed some things.
I now check news online news once a day and watch the local evening news on TV. I managed to dive again into my work routine and stopped checking twitter every 10 minutes.
I feel much better now. Of course I'm still worried, especially about the consequences of this on the economy (because it will affect a lot of people, obviously).
My CEO keeps repeating a sentence that might sound dumb but which actually helps a lot: "Focus on the things that are in your control and be thankful for the things you have".