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News/current affairs

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7 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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  • 7 months ago

    I find I go through phases with the news/current affairs. Sometimes I want to know what is going on in the world (good and bad), but then I reach a point where I need a break from it. As I tend to access the news via my TV, it's not too difficult to avoid it because I can just change the channel.

    Occasionally, I will access the news via the likes of the BBC News website, but this tends to be when I want more information or have maybe forgotten some of the details of a news item I'm particularly interested in.

    All I can say is that you have to do what feels right for you and your mental health.

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  • 7 months ago

    I find I go through phases with the news/current affairs. Sometimes I want to know what is going on in the world (good and bad), but then I reach a point where I need a break from it. As I tend to access the news via my TV, it's not too difficult to avoid it because I can just change the channel.

    Occasionally, I will access the news via the likes of the BBC News website, but this tends to be when I want more information or have maybe forgotten some of the details of a news item I'm particularly interested in.

    All I can say is that you have to do what feels right for you and your mental health.

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