Anyone else beyond depressed with the news every day

[Murphyb849]

I have long covid and have enough issues and everything I see hear and read is so ugly and sad. What happened to our country with TFG has opened a Pandora's box of depravity and hate. I see the evil winning every day...the Republicans, voting rights, C19, masks, vaccines, it's all bastardized and what they have done in the name of Jesus. Not my Jesus. How do you all live with this?

[DURHAM D]

1. I am not depressed. I am pissed.

Mostly at the media.

[RKP5637]

2. Same here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[catrose]

3. I'm so sorry. That's the way I felt last week after my booster, so maybe you can blame long covid.

I don't have any suggestions besides avoiding the news--at least no more than headlines--and treating yourself like the most important person in the world.

Wishing you healing very soon!

[Sherman A1]

4. It can be depressing

I just keep trying to find something(s) good out there.

[Texaswitchy]

5. You have find a way to tune it out sometimes.

Watch old movies or shows.

Something.

[secondwind]

6. turn off the tv and listen to some of your favorite music... call a friend you haven't talked to in

a while........ mix it up... boredom comes from doing the same things every day, it's sort of a Groundhog Day moment... every day.

I get this way also, and I find that reading a book or calling my friends sparks me up...

[LakeArenal]

7. I'm not depressed. Sorry that you are.

Admittedly tough times especially when ill.

Still, I count my blessing everyday and always something to appreciate the day.

Sending you good vibes. ♨️🎶🇺🇸🐶🐱🐥🦋🎄💐🌞🌺🌈☀️🍒🍰🥂

[Crunchy Frog]

15. I wonder if it's harder to be depressed in Costa Rica.

We're looking at possibly moving there before the 2024 election.

[Skittles]

8. first thing is, I turn off all TV news

yup

[CrackityJones75]

9. Yep. I am just so completely sick of it.

Every day it is something new. The negativity is beyond what we should be experiencing. There is so much hate right now, that is all anyone focuses on.

[louslobbs]

10. Not depressed.....

ANGRY!

[kacekwl]

11. I'm disgusted by the capitulation given

to traitors, anti-maskers, anti-vaxers, pro trump, anti-American, pro-russian, big lie spreading republican criminals by the media. It's so very obvious who the champions of evil in America are and anyone reporting anything else is evil along with them.

[Crunchy Frog]

12. Yes. I mostly avoid watching TV, or going too deep down the rabbit hole.

I've already pretty much given up hope, so I try not to torture myself with the gory details.

I try to distract myself some with other things so I don't overwhelm myself with fear or despair.

[malaise]

13. Here's what you need to know

The vast majority of people don't watch the news the way we do.
Despite all the hacks and their BS, Dems won the Presidency, the House and the Senate.

The Select Committee is about to unleash some serious shit on these fascists.

Cheer up - Biden made the right move re Afghanistan

[Boomerproud]

14. August has been horrible this year.

I try to listen to my favorite music on YT and it's a temporary respite but the sadness lingers. You are not alone Murphy,but cheerleading on a internet discussion makes one feel pretty empty. I pray for your physical and mental health. 🙏🌈

[Caliman73]

16. No. Not really.

Here is something important to understand about "the news". News sells when it engages the viewer. What engages the average viewer? Drama. If the news were just matter of fact, stories would be mostly mundane. People living their lives, mostly things proceeding how they should. People dying, people being born. Working, living, etc...

The people who want to "sell you the news" want you to be aroused. Pissed off, scared, etc... Take gun violence for example. Up till recently (the last few years) gun violence was at an all time low. Much lower per capita then in the previous 50 years. Reporting on gun violence however, during that same period, went up something like 425%. That is not to say the gun violence is not a problem. It certainly is, but it shows that problems that are actually decreasing, can be made to seem like they are growing exponentially because of the focus of the media.

Before the advent of cable news and the 24 hour media cycle, a murder in the Bronx, would not be known by people living on my side of the country. That murder is tragic and the people affected are devastated, however, because of the need to fill air time and get more revenue, now I can see all the murders that happen thousands of miles, even in other countries if I want to.

Add social media to the mix and now you can have the bad news delivered right to your fingertips. You don't EVER have to not know all of the bad stuff that is happening.

What I do is focus on my job, on my family, on the community around me. Those are things that affect me on a daily basis. I still watch the national news and international news, but I don't dwell on it. I can control my actions. I can help my family and my community. My little part, maybe can help the world a little bit. That is the best we can do.

[struggle4progress]

17. Ape man

[Wounded Bear]

18. Not necessarily depressed, but I have been tuning out the news a bit...

perhaps that's why. I figure The Department of Redundancy Department is running the news feeds these days.

About one hour a day suffices for me now.

[deizo]

19. That is what expect from corporate media!

[VarryOn]

20. Got back from a short vacation in Florida yesterday....

We were quite busy and away from the TV and internet. Coming home on the flight, I told my wife I think I actually felt happier. Maybe a little ignorance can truly be bliss. I'm going to go on a news diet until at least after 9/11. Just have a feeling it's going to be a litany of bad or angering news until then. Will be better for my blood pressure!

[Kaleva]

21. Climate Change is going to make everything going on today seem small in comparison.

It's a matter of perspective.

[leftyladyfrommo]

22. That should cheer her up. nt

[Kaleva]

25. I look upon it as a challenge I intend to win. To survive.

I suspect many of the younger DUers aren't going to make it or just barely as they are too focused on today while ignoring he calamity that's coming.

[leftyladyfrommo]

23. That should cheer her up. nt

[MVP Kamala]

24. Watch reality TV instead. I rarely watch the news anymore

I found this MTV show called “Are you the one” on Netflix. I’ve been binging that for a few days