If you’re anything like me, you likely swing back and forth between hopeful and discouraged. One moment, I come across a positive video online that restores my faith in humanity; the next, I turn on the news to see the world on fire.

There’s a word for all the emotional whiplash we’re all enduring: Oscillanguish . Here’s how to soothe our overwhelmed systems.

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What Is Oscillanguish?

Oscillanguish describes the ever-so-present experience of living in a complex, nuanced world. One day, we might feel grounded and fulfilled; the next, we’re anxious and uncertain, our safety and sense of stability threatened.…