Is anybody else extremely effected about the 2 year old that starved to death

[Lollibert]

A few weeks ago I read an article online that popped up on my newsfeed on Facebook and how I wish I didn’t read it, because it has deeply effected me, thinking of that little boy scared and alone until he starved to death haunts me to this day I cannot get it out of my mind i am currently laying in bed and I cannot explain the feeling I am feeling thinking of that little boy i mixture of impending doom and crippling anxiety, I wish there was a way to stop these types of articles popping up on my Facebook it really damages my mental health

I can't read much of this either, it's so upsetting andi can't do anything physically to help. I try to focus on being grateful for things and then do my best to improve things for disadvantaged children through work and charity.

This is one of the many, many reasons why i no longer use facebook/instagram and am dialling down my overall phone and internet engagement.
So sad and more than I can fathom.

I'm really sorry, I know exactly what you mean. I had a similar reaction to another news story about a young toddler, it still pops up in my mind sometimes now when I'm trying to get to sleep and it is so disturbing. I don't know what the answer is, the world is full of such awful things happening.

I wish there was a way to stop these types of articles popping up on my Facebook it really damages my mental health

You have to stop using Facebook. It's the only way to protect your mental health. Nobody else, and no algorithm, will do if for you.

I found that story very, very difficult to cope with. I have a 2 year old so it of course sent my imagination running horribly away from me.
I did subsequently read a news article about the case that said their pet dog was found alive in the house with the bodies. It gave me some tiny comfort to think that the little boy at least hadn't been entirely alone. I hope he got some comfort from having his dog there.
But I'm welling up thinking about it again. Awful things should never happen to innocent little babies like that.