I am trying a little experiment to see if watching the news affects me in a negative way. I basically haven't been watching the news or reading it. The only way I get my news is from word of mouth.
I have to say that no engaging in the news has really helped me with my anxiety. Listening day after day, hour after hour of depressing, fear based news takes a toll on nerves, attitude and mood. Even if I catch a glimpse of it on TV I start to get a little anxious.
Not watching the news makes me less "scared." The fear based news is getting out of control.
I'm not trying to sound biased but FOX News is the worst. I dont think they have ever broken a major news story. It's all opinoin based commentary designed to instill fear into conservatives that liberals are taking their rights away.
CNN is just about reporting on blood and guts. "If it bleeds, it leads." They spent weeks on back to back coverage of the missing Malasian flight with litterally no new leads the entire time. It's all speculation.
MSNBC just seems to be ALL liberal commentary which also is an inbalance.
I do enjoy NBC Nightly News. I enjoy Brian Williams and his snarky aside comments. I really don't see a liberal bias with Nightly News. I do see a little more fluff however. They are also pretty good about retracting errors in their broadcasts.
Talk radio is no better. I used to listen to KIRO out of Seattle. It had a nice blend of liberal and conservative commentary but sometimes it got to be too much. Dori Monson is a "libertarian" host and I used to love him. I found the more money he makes, the more conservative he becomes. His shows have become 3 hours of rage against government. It would be ok but his ranting and raving seem like they are going to lead him to a heart attack. Seriously, his blood pressure must be way out of wack. Listening to his loud yelling and rage based fear always got my blood boiling and my heart rate up. It gives off a very negative vibe.
I think that constantly being around negative language and people is bad for your health. Sometimes I think I can feel the negative waves eminating from the radio or TV. I don't surround myself with negative friends so why would I do it with my news.
Try it for a week. I think you will feel "lighter" and less negative.
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