Thread by @BrianTheFella

Important PSA. I've had stress literally get me sick multiple times in the last 1.5 years because I didn't take this advice and slow down or stop. Don't be a martyr. You matter. Your health (mental and physical) matters. Do what you need to do to be ok. 1/

https://twitter.com/SiSu_Eagle78/status/1720444370061537709

I know there's the mentality of "Ukrainians are suffering worse so I'm just going to keep pushing". Believe me, I've been in this philosophy. But if you go down, you can't help Ukraine at all. This war is a marathon, not a sprint. Treat it as such. There are many of us who 2/

love and support Ukraine. And so we can rotate in and out. We all do what we can. Some are Ukrainian or volunteering in Ukraine. You take extra care of yourselves since you're in the most difficult situation. 3/

Some of us have people inside Ukraine we know and care about. We also should take extra care, because constant worry takes a deep toll on us. I'm in this situation. It's not possible to fully "unplug" because we worry for our friends or families. But we can still take 4/

care of ourselves. Unplug from Twitter, Telegram, the News, and other additional sources of stress.

And some of you are in the fight from a more removed place. Still take care of yourselves. Seeing horror, death, cruelty, and hatred on a consistent basis takes its own toll. 5/

There's no shame in stepping back. There's no shame in limiting your engagement on any one social media platform. There's no shame in taking care of yourself - in shifting how you support Ukraine - or how much you can for any length of time. 6/

It's a long, difficult fight. It's difficult to be able to help only in limited capacities. To always feel like "I should be doing more". But it's important to realize that everything helps. And that you need to take care of yourself. Long wordy PSA done. 7/