Author, blogger and political columnist Ana Marie Cox says it plainly: "If we don’t seek out pleasure, comfort, companionship, and laughter, numbness becomes our only protection. And fascism thrives when we are dead inside."

"I need the leaders who will counter Trumpism to take self-care seriously. Panic and trauma reduce our capacity to process information and narrow the spectrum of emotions we can experience. We make bad decisions under these conditions. The work of the anti-Trump coalition now is to expand our ability to take in data—especially data that’s uncomfortable—and to broaden our emotional range beyond pain, sorrow, regret, and fear." - Ana Marie Cox

Article: The Threat of Trumpism Is Real. So Is the Need for Rest.