Sweetie, stop watching the news! You are way to sensitized right now to be dealing with the all of the global tragedies that have been going on lately. You need to be watching light hearted sitcoms or soap operas or something like that. Something that takes you away from "reality" for a while. Sometimes we need to add a little fluff to our lives to get through the tough times.

The world is not ending. This planet has survived much harder times than this.

Look at the people of Japan. They are without food and water. They have lost their homes, their loved ones and they STILL aren't freaking out or turning to looting and violence. Instead of letting that situation terrify you, let it inspire you. Strength comes from within.

hi there,

first, i would hide all those negative facebook people. some people thought the world would end at the millenium. it didn't. there have been 4 other powerful earthquakes over time. so, hide those ppl, so you can enjoy your farmville game in peace.

and yes, the people of Japan are puliing together. some of the brightest minds on the planet live there, and they are working on things. the US and other countries stand ready to help.

Whats going now is no different that what has been going on for billions of years. The only difference now is the amount of communication outlets. TV, Internet, phones......people live on facebook and twitter and text...news that may not have even made it to this country 200 yrs ago or that we may not have found out about for days or weeks 50-60 yrs ago is here as the event is happening now. Chill on watching the news, I have to do that from time to time....If you really can't, there are websites that only report good news, maybe you should give that a try :)

People have been saying the world is ending since the world began my faith in God and knowing he controls everything and only he will say when it is enough. In this worls you will have great troublebut I have over come this world John16:33

The Bible talks about his next coming will be like "A thief in the night". No one knows when he will return. Above posts are exactly correct. We are continually being bombarded with News, especially bad news - what a way to bum us out and increase our daily worries. Seems to be turning us all more paranoid and negative than ever before. Re-read all these posts and please relax!

We live in a dynamic and ever changing world. It's a shame that religious zealots give it more credence than it deserves. Disasters happen and people die. That's just the natural order of things. The world will come to an end eventually, albeit tomorrow or 5 billion years from know when the sun swells into a red giant star and consumes the earth. It may happen in your life time or it can happen thousands of generations from now. People are looking for meaning for something that is not there because for some, it's better to believe in some crazy shit than deal with the uncertainty and the unknown.

The media sensationalizes tragic stories like the one that befell Japan. There's all sorts of other news going on in the world. Yet, the media is stuck on fear mongering and sensationalizing. The American media is a proponent of psychological warfare that our government and the large corporations who own majority of the media and all intents and purposes, the national government are engaged in with the American public for their thoughts, opinions, and minds. The American public turns to the media for objective news; instead, they get provided opinions, propaganda, brainwashing, and fear mongering. After all, I would give up some of my liberties to be more free.

I agree with Lilygirl that you need to stop watching the news, and it's okay to take comfort in fluff, but do not allow it to dominate your life. The best thing to do is to become informed and thing for yourself. Never ever let the media or the government do your thinking for you.

I think it makes me count my blessings and put things into perspective. Here I am sweating over panic and anxiety attacks and there are people out there who have lost it all, including loved ones. It make me appreciate life and trying to live every day the best I can.

I agree with Lilygirl - you might want to avoid watching the news.

Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and so on. all natural disasters have been occuring for thousands of years. it's nothing new. It just seems that way because of the media coverage.
Religious people have been crying 'end times' for centuries. like I said it's only because of media coverage and the access we have to knowing about everything around the world. Whenever a huge event happens there is panic that the world is coming to an end.

natural disasters occur because of scientific changes in the earth and atmosphere. no other reason. And yes when we see them it is absolutely devastating to watch. I have been thinking of Japan too and thinking of the people. It is important though not to overload on watching the events. just like 911 they televised that a lot. and people began to get depression and anxiety. It's just that the media covers these things so heavily. we must monitor how much we watch and not over expose ourselves to it. because it isn't good for our health. it's not that we are ignoring it it's not being selfish, it's not that we don't care. it's because we do have to take care of ourselves. if we are able to offer help then we can. if we are able to offer words of hope and love then we can.

I am really sorry you have fibromyalgia and have all what you are going through. I have fibro myself and stress is not good for it. try and somehow de-stress. take time out if you can. definitely keep away from the news. lock yourself in the bathroom and have a hot bath with epsom salts. it helps the muscles.

I am hoping for your husband to get well and full recovery.

OOps silly me. i kinda repeated what panickygirl said I posted without reading some of the excellent replies.

and Briman, I couldn't have said it better. I wanna high five you.