I try to explain to my partner that it's not about a form of self abuse to be knowledgeable of the evil being done in the world. It's only a form of self abuse if you are not acting to fight that evil. It is a form of doomerism that keeps the last part of you passively accepting it.
Instead, I think of it as accepting that you are a small part of the overwhelmingly potential for good. The fight is impossible if you fight it alone. If my brain won't let me look away; then I need to accept that and do my small part until it gets better. But I need to do something. I can't just watch it. That IS self abuse.
It's like a bunch of people looking at a car accident. We all freeze and look for some time. No one is doing anything. But suddenly everyone does something once that first person runs over alone.
The single person in this analogy is DSA, PSL, mutual aids, and countless groups fighting ICE or fighting Zionism. We are "running to the car" right now. We're trying to lift the car alone knowing we won't be able to. But the crowd of people are watching; realizing that they CAN do something besides just look.
Don't use articles like this as a reason to "check out". It won't go away. The reason bad news is so much right now is because so many people are frozen or not even looking. Go out and meet people that are working in their small way to fight back. Their is nothing better for mental health than surrounding yourself with other like minded people. You'll quickly realize that, in the real world, these groups aren't filled with doomers or people critizing you for "taking so long". On the contrary, you'll find the most positive and heartwarming people you've ever met.