Aww thanks you're sweet. Yes it was pretty soul crushing and I do agree time outside in nature with fresh air does wonders. I also try not to deal with main stream media and get my news from other sources or friends like you suggest

Regarding the busy upvote you need to have more followers on your blog. All your followers combined need to have at least 10,000 Steem Power for you to get a busy upvote. The more followers you get the stronger the upvote from busy.

I would suggest you try and comment more on peoples blogs, meet some people on discord and share your posts to get more followers.