The news headlines of the last few weeks could have caused fear. We asked people how they keep their spirits up despite dark world events.
What kind of feelings does the tightening security situation in Europe cause? How do you deal with emotions? We asked people in Tampere, Lahti, Rovaniemi and Seinäjoki. You can also see their answers in the video of the main picture of the story.
You can discuss the topic with the Yle ID at the end of the story.
\”We can influence the atmosphere and mood\”
– I’m worried, but not terrified.
Mattila considers, for example, how the backgrounds of news events are brought into the media as a topic of conversation for the entire nation. At workplaces, the news is discussed at the root, and therefore it stays in the mind.
– In the coffee room, we discuss what causes things, and that is a new phenomenon. Backgrounding comes in coffee rooms.
– The whole of Europe and the whole world is completely confused, this is absolutely shocking. It makes you wonder what kind of world our children and grandchildren will have. That kind of worries me a lot.
– I found something else to do. I study Japanese and play saxophone in three orchestras. They drive thoughts to something more solid.
– In Iran, we try to be together, talk together and think positively. As humans, we can’t influence the big things that much, but we can influence the atmosphere and mood.
More routines, less news
Sticking to daily routines and daily rhythms helps with difficult feelings and uncertainty. Many also try to limit the monitoring of distressing news.
– World politics has not crossed my mind. Interest is now in fishing.
Ahola hopes that the news wouldn’t be so scary all the time, even though everyone has enough worries.
– The world changes and bad things happen in between.
