Great Question m!
I know what you mean, and there are ways to manage the news so you are informed but not overwhelmed.
For myself, when I'm in the pits of depression, I go on a news diet, in that I simply don't watch the news on the TV. The media are famous for highlighting all the awful things that are going on in the world, and when I feel bad already, the last thing I need is to watch that. I still get anything that is really important for me to know via listening to the radio, or scanning the newspaper if I so choose, but I don't see the gruesome details, and it does help.
Does this mean I'm avoiding? Yes, and No...if I felt that there was a good reason for me to watch that, I would, but it serves no purpose for me. I can't do anything to change it, if I can I do...donate to charity, sign petitions for change, that sort of thing. So the only thing I'm really avoiding is the terrible images in my mind, and I'm ok with that.
When I'm feeling good, I may watch the news, but not for hours a day like I used to....I was a news junkie, I probably watched 3 hours of news a day!
Laura
