I don't watch the news or follow politics. Anxiety and depression went away. Ignorance us bliss!

Me too. Just like person above, I just don't watch or follow it much. It's kind of the same old thing over and over again anyway.

I watch the news all the time. Nothing important most days its on in background just to glance at occasionally. I did pay attention to weather more than most news..

Sorry you did not sleep well last night. I do not attribute the news watching to staying up all night. I never really know most of those waking nights why I cannot sleep.

I did just deactivate my FB profile over politics. I have bit my tongue long on politics when guy I have known from high school of opposite candidate has bad mouthed the opposition and touted his choice to point I came unhinged today and fired both barrels on facebook after I posted something and someone from here thats not here any longer posted his kind of post that infuriated me. And then the friend since high school and fellow I gave ownership in our facebook high school reunion site came along! Blew both barrels and decided I am done with FB until the politics of the upcoming elections is but a look in the rear view mirror!

I generally dislike politics as a topic and to my friend its his favorite topic. The gal from here ignited my fuse and he poured gasoline on it. I cannot bother myself with any of it any longer.

Im not going to lose sleep on politics and FB either ends today or I lose sleep!

I do pay attention to politics, and like all news connected to humans there are causes any given day for worries about how we direct our competitive instincts , exclusivity and destructive instincts, and there can also be much to be inspired by as people also work hard and selflessly for others and causes they believe benefit humanity rather than our competing groups.

My father balanced me point for point as a polar opposite in political views during his lifetime, but from him I learned that viewpoints can change as we have new experiences and information, and most people are good folks wanting the best for themselves AND the other people they come across.

Politics gives us powerful ways to work together but I think we will always have really difficult struggles balancing our own interests and needs and giving equal attention to other's interests and needs. One great value of a site like this is it gives us the opportunity to "hear" many viewpoints/.values/experiences which can be very different than our own and in some kernal of that a chance to find some piece of common ground to do something positive. I think it is POSSIBLE to move more in that direction, but very difficult and depressing when guardrails for meaningful communication and negotiation and problem-solving seem gravely damaged.

Clarification:
The guardrails I was speaking of are not DS issues, but concerns with how political partisanship can impact a country's ability to provide effective governance and leadership .

Mars1212, I personally don't watch the news because it does bring me a lot of anxiety and haunts my dreams as well.

But I love this quote from Mr. Rogers, he used to say, "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me 'Look for the helpers."

Have you tried different types of news? (Sports/fashion/politics)..maybe try stepping out and listening to the news on the radio; don't miss any moments.

My stress reliever is music and if I need to accomplish things I keep one ear bud playing while I step out. My anxiety gets under control and I'm able to get things done.

Good luck on finding ways to cope and live in the moment.. wish you the best.

Growing up, we had a television in our dining room. I knew way back then that the news was depressing. As an adult on my own, I never got into watching the news and I hate politics. I am old enough to remember watching JFK on TV. At my young age, I loved him. I remember his assassination and his subsequent funeral. I occasionally see the news at the gym. Mars, stop watching the news. Put on a meditation video on YouTube or some calming music.

If I'm already low watching too much news can impact me

I stay away from it then

I do like to watch news but not excessively
When terrible things have happened in the world I can get really caught up in too much news and it effects my mood

I try and remind myself to 'accept the things I cannot change'

Big hug of peace and calm....xo

Greeneyes727, YouTube is a good substitute. You can make your own playlist to prevent the unwanted and you can bring it with you to the gym. Maybe even add some positive JFK documentaries. Keep trying, you'll get there.

I don’t routinely watch news. If I want to see something I just look it up when I feel up to it. I don’t watch much tv at all tho. Anxiety wise it isn’t good for me to overload on any news. But enough to know what’s going on. lol.