Morning hun,
You know I have to severely ration how much news I watch because like you if affects me terribly and makes my agoraphobia worse from the point of feeling safe when I am out, and so much sadness and cruelty in the world makes me feel well sad.
The thing is though there are indeed some beautiful things that also go on in the world and lots of human kindnesses but these don't make headlines do they.
Now my lovely, for once stop putting others needs before your own, ie; the therapist, the doctor, kids, mum, hubby and Uncle Joe Cobbley and all. I think this is a main contributory factor in making things more difficult.
You would not put off having a broken leg put in plaster just cos you didn't want to inconvenience the nurse and this is just the same. I would tell any interested parties exactly how you feel so that they can help! Often all it is is a little tweak here and a little tweak there. This is exactly how it works with panic and agoraphobia too - making things more managable is key!!
Love Piglet