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Coping with news

Billy87
over 2 years ago

I am really struggling to deal with all the anxiety inducing stuff in the news. Every time I walk past a newsstand I have to turn my head the other way. 
If I ever see a headline I just meltdown. Yesterday I borrowed my wife's phone and a news update about Covid  popped up while I was in the queue in Starbucks. I had a complete meltdown back in the car and nearly smashed my head on the dashboard. 
I started being scared of news during the endless Brexit debates, where everyone just seemed to hate each other, but Covid has made this explode like a mushroom cloud. I cannot cope with seeing Covid news but I also cant cope with the uncertainty of not knowing it.

What I would really like to know is does anyone on here have any coping techniques for dealing with news and media and stuff like this? Please share anything that works for you as it might be useful for me

( Just to be clear, pleas dont have any debates about Covid, Brexit or anything else, thats not what Im interested in, just needed some coping techniques)
Thanks 

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  • over 2 years ago

    I just avoid watching the news on TV or going onto any news websites.  And if any news notifications pop up on my phone screen (which they sometimes insist on doing - one day I'll get rid of them all!) I've trained myself to swipe them away like spammy pop-ups.

    If there's something I really need to know (like a new lockdown or changes in mask regulations) it'll most likely get shared enough on social media that it'll be difficult to miss.

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  • over 2 years ago

    I just avoid watching the news on TV or going onto any news websites.  And if any news notifications pop up on my phone screen (which they sometimes insist on doing - one day I'll get rid of them all!) I've trained myself to swipe them away like spammy pop-ups.

    If there's something I really need to know (like a new lockdown or changes in mask regulations) it'll most likely get shared enough on social media that it'll be difficult to miss.

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