How many find they need to take a break from the news...

[Locut0s]

It's depressing news even for the most hail and hearty. But for those already struggling with depression or anxiety, or prone to it, steeping ones self in the news can be very unhealthy. It can be difficult to realise when it's become an unhealthy obsession as well.

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. It Is Tough Either Way. You Want To Ignore It. But You Also Need To Be Active/Informed.

[rurallib]

2. Or to try to find a somewhat left or neutral news source?

I gave up on NPR which was my radio source. BUT! we got an internet radio and discovered the BRADCAST at 7AM (CT) on KTNF from the Twin cities.

you can catch the podcasts at bradblog.com.

[irisblue]

3. locally generated NPR programs & the BBC overnight

the insomnia sucks. Cable went last yr due to cost, only thing I really missed was the real POTUS' state of the union.

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Do you have a laptop or desk top?

We don't any news about anything on tv, since we dumped them years ago and saved so much money.
now everything is online, I can get any news anywhere, any radio, movies, tv shows, etc. from the desk pc and/or the laptop in bed.
in fact, we have so much to choose from, we are overwhelmed.

At 5 pm,I have to stop with the Twitter/Facebook/DU news, or I will get overwhelmed with news, so now am gonna watch a movie from Netflix.
Ka-Ching!!! That was another 70.00 a month I did not pay for cable this month.

[irisblue]

11. phone & a kitchen radio....old school wench.

[manicraven]

4. I can only take so much before I seem to hit a threshold.

I'm definitely taking breaks and will take another one for the next few days from all news and even the DU because I've started having both palpitations and chest pain, which the pain is related to anxiety and not my heart (went to the ER and they kept me overnight and put me through numerous tests and my heart was fine).

[AlexSFCA]

5. I would love to but

it will be very hard to keep track of facts. The new administration lies all the time so it's important to stay inform.

[Sherman A1]

6. Breaks are very important

Particularly now. You can only do so much.

[RussBLib]

7. I just retired

...and I would much rather "relax" than agitate.

The sun still rises

[northoftheborder]

8. News saturation

is unhealthy for me. So repetitive. A little radio, some online, and very occasionally C-Span or PBS or O'Donnell is about all I can take, and I keep up to date on those sources.

[NewDealProgressive]

9. This is part of their plan, outrage fatigue.

They want us to quit. They want us to stop following and caring. It's easier to get away with things that way.

As disheartening as it is, we have to stay in the fight.

[elfin]

12. Netflix, Amazon, Acorn are my new friends

Now captivated by Agatha Raisin on Acorn. Cotswolds mystery, yet silly and smart.

Perfect escape for what ails me.

[Locut0s]

14. I agree mental distraction is essential...

Anything that gets you out of your head for a few hours a day. Totally out of your head. Something that switches the "analytical engine" off for a while. Socialising is key as well.

[HipChick]

19. I love Acorn...try Kodi too

[TrekLuver]

13. I usually take a couple of nights off a week. Like tonight I will stop watching news and watch

Star Trek on BBC America.

[What Is Going On]

15. I know I need to take a break,

but I can't! I feel like I need to keep a eye on things at all times. I don't want any surprises.

[pamela]

16. I haven't watched more than 20 minutes of cable or broadcast news since election day.

I just can't take it. I tried to watch CNN and MSNBC on the day of the march but ended up switching to CSPAN. The talking heads giving their interpretation of what was happening, instead of just showing what was happening, drove me crazy.

I've been watching a lot of TVLand and the Food Channel and reading a whole lot. I try to stay at least semi-informed by the Internet-DU and Twitter-but even that makes me depressed and anxious after a bit. It's weird because I'm kind of a news junkie-use to have it on in the background all the time. I went cold turkey on election day.

[Amaryllis]

17. I dont have TV but even reading DU and Huffington Post leaves me feeling stressed and anxious.

Yet there is a compulsion to find out what is going on when things are piling up so fast. I keep saying I am going to spend less time reading news, and feel a lot better when I do, but I am reminded of something Jon Stewart said in an interview with David Axelrod last year; that news is designed to keep you anxious so you keep coming back for more. There is an addictive quality to it.

[sarcasmo]

18. Watching a movie every night before bed.