This is a drum that needs to be beaten all the time.
As a man thinketh . . . .
Focus on what you want more of.
Ignore what you want to see less of.
If you dwell on “ain’t it awful” and conspiracy theories, guess what! You get more awful and the conspiracy theories come true. “They” are doing “that” to “us” kind of conspiracy theories, I mean. If you dwell on those type of thoughts, “they” have taken over your soul.
Displacement.