I have this issue but it has been with my husband. Too much focus on the news and politics . It seems this has taken over the American psyche. I have had to have therapy and learn from Dr. Steven Hassan PHd. I do not discuss the politics and news very much and am still working on decreasing it more. I am so sorry this situation has caused harm to your family. I am a trauma survivor. It is important to be to be involved in life affirming activities. To stay positive. One of the hardest things I have had to come to grips with is the current situation with the media and politics has the capacity to destroy. And I had to take a hard look at me and decide again what is and is not in my locus of control. I wrote this out on am app on my phone plus a list of cognitive distortions. Politics and religion are best left out of discussions.