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News/current affairs

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10 months ago

Since the Palestine/Israel conflict began, I've stopped reading the news (I don't watch TV or listen to the radio, anyway).

This is to protect my mental health as my responses to the various conflicts in the world tend to either be anger or distress.

I've never done this before but for several decades of my life news wasn't so readily available.

The internet changed all that.

I don't know how long I will be able to isolate myself in this way, but I had become rather addicted to the BBC news website, constantly updating it to see the latest.

Does this resonate with anyone?

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  • 10 months ago

    I was watching the news all the time when COVID was happening, just to find some hope to hold onto. I was using Twitter a lot more too so I was seeing everything.

    I struggled to find the balance of being aware of what's going on in the world and not letting it completely consume you. It's not that I don't care, but I also know it'll just stress me out if I'm following absolutely everything.

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  • 10 months ago

    I was watching the news all the time when COVID was happening, just to find some hope to hold onto. I was using Twitter a lot more too so I was seeing everything.

    I struggled to find the balance of being aware of what's going on in the world and not letting it completely consume you. It's not that I don't care, but I also know it'll just stress me out if I'm following absolutely everything.

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