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Overdosing on News Can Be Bad for One's Mental Health, Scholar Says
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| Thursday, November 01, 2001
Posted on 11/01/2001 7:18:45 PM PST by Dog Gone
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:18:45 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: mercy
Sound familiar?
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:19:09 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
No wonder I'm nuts.
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:20:47 PM PST
by
bluefish
To: Dog Gone
We aren't Free here at CrazyRepublic! We news the read all the time, and we're sanely perfect!
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:21:26 PM PST
by
xm177e2
To: Dog Gone
Is this the old "Ignorance is bliss" stuff? - Tom
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:23:40 PM PST
by
Capt. Tom
To: bluefish
"Onward through the fog".....
I prefer to know what information is available, I have trouble breathing-when my head is in the sand (or elsewhere).
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:24:58 PM PST
by
loulou
To: Dog Gone
"...people should back off now and then from information seeking.
In some cases, too much information can be hazardous to one's mental health..."
Am I experiencing too much reality?
Do I need more fantasy?
A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:26:59 PM PST
by
error99
To: Dog Gone
Information doesn't drive people crazy. Propaganda does.
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:27:56 PM PST
by
virgil
To: xm177e2
AAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:29:07 PM PST
by
6ppc
To: Dog Gone
Great! If my husband sees this, he'll sit back and give me that smug "I-told-you-so" smile.
To: Dog Gone
Blah blah blah....my husband tries to tell me the same thing.
I don't listen to him either.
MKM
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:29:21 PM PST
by
mykdsmom
To: Dog Gone
I've been like this all my life. FR is just my favorite place to do it.
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:29:45 PM PST
by
blam
To: Capt. Tom
I don't think so. I think it's describing something that can happen on the other end of the spectrum where news becomes an unhealthy obsession.
There are people who watch the news (or read it here) in order to find evidence that justifies or validates the level of anxiety that they are feeling. It's almost, but not quite, as if they are HOPING that another bad thing will happen. It will give them an "I told you so!" moment.
Those people need a rest, perhaps with the help of an understanding friend who promises to call them if anything important happens.
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:30:02 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: mykdsmom
My wife gave up on me a long time ago.
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:30:04 PM PST
by
6ppc
To: blam
I've been like this all my life. FR is just my favorite place to do it. I've been a news junkie since the hostage crisis in 79. FR just makes it possible for me to do it all day and night long!
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:31:21 PM PST
by
6ppc
To: mykdsmom
My hubby gave up long ago .. he much rather I yell at the TV then him ... he figured it was a win win .. lol
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:31:53 PM PST
by
Mo1
To: Dog Gone
I basically stay away from tv all together. Many portions of it are anxiety producers not just the news. I would not consider it healthy to have Fox News or any other news source blaring away all the time. The articles are written for maximum shock and suspense value and not necessarily for information as that is the secondary function of the news it now seems. Too much hype with no true subsatnce and repetitive articles is the rule rather than the exception.
To: Dog Gone
Memoirs of a Banana Republican
Walking on Freedom Road
Luis Gonzalez
Click on America
To: Dog Gone
Those people need a rest, perhaps with the help of an understanding friend who promises to call them if anything important happens. Ok...since you are volunteering...FReepmail me when something happens. Gotta get some sleep.
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:34:12 PM PST
by
6ppc
To: 6ppc
Me too. Let's let John Huang do the calling. He's up all night!
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posted on
11/01/2001 7:36:27 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
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