Is the News Ruining Your Life?

With all the recent news stories about escalating tensions here, strife there, and severe weather all over the place it’s no wonder that we are all a bit more on edge than normal. It is easy to get caught up in the various news cycles and to become fixated on what is going on globally. Keeping up with current events is one thing, but allowing current events to affect your life is another. If you have found yourself feeling more anxious than usual, or like there is something bugging you that you cannot put your finger on, it may be that you are being affected by today’s many world issues. It is hard to avoid all the various stories and problems that are out there. And, while some will argue that awareness is crucial, it could be that the infiltration of these things into your mind has caused challenges for your day-to-day functioning. Why We Watch On the whole, we have become a more politically charged society. We can thank the recent elections and surrounding drama for that. But along with that we have also become far more involved in world events. With the news operating on a 24-hour cycle, it is easy to do. In fact, viewership for the major news networks has gone up dramatically. Many of us feel like we are being more responsible global citizens by knowing about what is going on in the world. We get drawn into the latest happenings and then feel compelled to follow the story until it is resolved. The problem is that these stories many times do not have resolution, or ...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Habits Happiness Minding the Media Self-Help Stress 24 hour news cycle anxiety civil unrest Devastation Environmental Catastrophes Hurricanes Natural Disasters News Media Protests sensationalization Worry Source Type: blogs