No News !

Sunshine2da · Post by **Sunshine2da** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:22 pm

I quit watching the news a few months ago because it worsened my anxiety ! At first I felt guilty doing that, like that meant I didn't care about others or what is going on in the world. But it was really making me sick. I do care, but for now I just dont watch or read the newspaper. It can also be depressing because the news is more negative than positive most of the time.

hopehound · Post by **hopehound** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:58 pm

Good move. I had to really slow down listening to talk radio (commentary on latest news stories) right after the election because I became pretty depressed about it. My DH thinks it's important to listen, and I do for a little bit but then turn it off after I've been informed "enough".

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:33 pm

i'm the same way, if I hear about a negative story, I think about that situation for days afterward, I don't mean too, it might make me sad, or scared, or mad, and I think about. I also don't watch scary movies b/c I replay them in my head too much. Even fun stuff, I was watching a dating show, and starting thinking it'd be fun to be on a date with the guy, and what was his family like and what would my life be like with him.
Which is frustrating, b/c I am married and I love my husband dearly, and it's not about sex, but when I see somthing different,I just think about things 100 different ways.
Which if it's solving a problem, or finding a different solution, or I need to be creative, then this trait comes in handy. But if I'm bored, it can get the better of me. Till I stop the thought train. And click back into the reality of the here and now. I know majority of the stuff would never happen. I know the difference between fantasy and reality, I just daydream alot I guess.
Anyone else deal with this??