Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance

News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out.

The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer volume of news, for others the emotional toll of negative headlines or a distrust of the media itself. In online forums devoted to mindfulness and mental health, people discuss how to step back, from setting limits to cutting the news out entirely.

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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Annecdotally. I used to watch Phillip de Franco almost every day just to catch up. As soon as trump got into office in Jan I stopped watching him. I knew it would just all be horrible and terrible and so i avoided it.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    I'm still getting Philled in. Yeah it's a lot of Trump stuff, but he does his best to throw in some non-doomer stuff. IMO, Phil delivering the news is enough to take the sting off to make it bearable. No shame for tuning out though. Shit's definitely anxiety inducing.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Yeah I miss the bamf segments an stuff. Ill prods come back in a while I just remember trumps first term and the show just felt draining to know how bad everything was made in such a short space of time.

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