Obama: Racial Unrest Has Fueled My Anxiety

M. OBAMA: “Well, you know, over the course of your life, as you know, this is a part of like. You know, nobody rides life on a high. And I think it’s important for young people to know that. It’s like, no, you’re not going to feel great all the time. And there are moments in all of our lives, particularly in the middle of a pandemic and, you know, unrest, racial unrest, you’re going to feel kind of a way about it, so give yourself a break. Being 57, I know that that’s true. So over the course of your adulthood, you develop your own tools and for me, it’s turning off the noise that is upsetting, you know, knowing that I can’t keep reading all the feeds that are, you know, fueling my anxiety and taking a break from it. I did that as First Lady. There were just times that I couldn’t hear the bad news about the country that I had to serve, because I know that the news isn’t a full reflection of what the country is.”