Impact of negative news feed
When you're feeling good, have you ever noticed that when you turn on the TV or computer and read bad news, your good mood goes away?
Research shows that repeated exposure to violent or disturbing media can increase stress, heighten anxiety and contribute to feelings of helplessness. These effects are not just short-term. Over time, they erode the emotional resources you rely on to care for yourself and others.
Excerpt from How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind
Participation question:
How do you protect yourself from too much negative news?
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Why reducing exposure to news makes you happier
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How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind
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Seeking Help
Mental stress can cause us not to be able to see the good things in life and lead to excessive rumination or worries which can result in serious health problems. If you have serious, long-term problems with negative thinking and feeling depressed, see your doctor or talk to a therapist if they are related to any mental challenges.
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I change the channel, or shut off whatever I’m listening to and go do something else.
@Lauren63
You're protecting your well-being Lauren! 👍
@amiablePeace77 I don't watch tv, or use any other sites than 7 cups. I live in my own little bubble😁💖
@Tinywhisper11
So glad you come here tiny! 😃
@amiablePeace77
Oh my gosh, I don't read much of the news and if it is a pic or news about you know who, I skip right over it.
@purpleTree4652
I just read the headlines and sometimes not even that.
I don't watch much TV. Especially not the news. I might watch a movie in the evening but the news is depressing and there's too much hate in the world right now
@amiablePeace77
I protect myself because I don't watch it, listen or consume it , I decide most days I only want good things in my life 🥰 and I make sure my nephews screen time is limited and we spend one on one time out in nature, getting dirty, good old fashioned fun because young minds are sadly taking on all they are hearing rightly or wrongly 🥺
@Amanda84
Your nephews are blessed to have someone like you who lets them experience nature in reality and not just on the screen!
@amiablePeace77
thank you :)
@amiablePeace77
I don't watch much, if any, television. As far as social media, I try to fill it with funny and wacky content.
@courageouspanda2006
Watching rather something funny makes more sense to me. Laughing is relaxing!
@amiablePeace77 This doesn't affect me because I don't allow it to. I stress this a lot with others. A lot of people believe everything they see & hear. It's ridiculous. Mass media is the ultimate brainwashing tool to instill fear in you, so that you'll react to it, and it creates all kinds of other issues that are unnecessary. I don't pay attention to half the news, half of what I see & hear, don't pay attention to social media news, etc. You just have to either accept it, ignore it, and just keep living your best life on your own terms! The less stress you have, the better off you'll feel.
@mlwhit83
I very much agree with you on keep living your best life on your own terms!
@amiablePeace77 Thank you, it's worked great for me. The less noise, the better off we are.
I often watch the news channels that are specifically targetted towards children.
They always end the broadcast with something wholesome or funny, so I never feel negatively impacted after watching it 😀
@CompassionCapybara
Never thought about this, great idea!
@amiablePeace77
i try to adjust my social media feed, and check the not interested for some content so my algorithm doesnt get messed up
@daydreammemories Social media is awful these days, it's not like it used to be, everything's unorganized and all over the place.
@mlwhit83
:( yeah it does.. its really sad
@amiablePeace77 I use to watch an enormous amount of News practically all day-In NYC we have a news channel on 24/7 so that was the channel that was always on 90% of the time or I would switch channels in between to watch the news on channel 2 and channel 7 but after some time doing this it started getting depressing. I realized it is very rare that they mention the grater things in the world. For the past 12 years I totally did away with television so I got away from the news 99% of the time the 1% when I do hear it is when I hear others chattin’ About ti.
@eternalHero77
It sounds like news dominated your life once! Glad you stopped it in time!
@amiablePeace77 To a degree it was my form of socialization so to speak. Had no friends so the only human connection I had out of program was people on the news. That ended when my husband came into the picture so between him and my program I started taking more risks to find actual people I could personally connect with.