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Obsessively watching the news can make you mentally and physically sick
Study Finds ^ | 24 August 2022 | Gwyn Wright

Posted on 08/26/2022 6:54:53 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!

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This was on Gutfeld last night.

Lots of truth in it.

Trump's losing to democrat cheating, Biden as president, global elites stomping on us, Covid, forcing jabs, masks, closing stores, keeping everyone home, etc. Has often got me down.

1 posted on 08/26/2022 6:54:53 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: Alas Babylon!

Watching CNN regularly can cause insanity


2 posted on 08/26/2022 6:55:52 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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Yep, paying attention to the demonic communist take over of our country has caused me a lot of anxiety. Jabs that kill, rigged elections and a media that has been corrupted to the point that Orwell needs a golden statue in Time Square that says, I told you so...


3 posted on 08/26/2022 6:57:49 AM PDT by WinstonSmith1984
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To: Alas Babylon!

I’m sorry, but this is required work for the prophets and watchmen of our day. A lot of jobs take a toll on the worker. So be it.


4 posted on 08/26/2022 6:58:08 AM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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To: Alas Babylon!

I’ve cut back. Yes, life’s more peaceful without constant current events.
For now.


5 posted on 08/26/2022 6:58:37 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: Alas Babylon!

Chicken or the egg? Do people who are sick in the head seek to obsessively watch more news for things like confirmation bias?


6 posted on 08/26/2022 6:59:44 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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On the other hand those who feel a little sick because of paying rapt attention to the various news feeds will ALWAYS be one step ahead of the gas lines, food lines, water lines and ammo lines that will be created by those who don’t. Better sick now than sick later. Just fyi.


7 posted on 08/26/2022 7:00:07 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" LStar)
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also, gutless establishment GOP making me mental and sick


8 posted on 08/26/2022 7:00:16 AM PDT by sappy (criminaldems)
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We are all patients now.


9 posted on 08/26/2022 7:04:44 AM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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So basically they are telling the plebes that ignorance is bliss. 😏


10 posted on 08/26/2022 7:10:43 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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If the news wasnt always about politics, this wouldnt be an issue. The news is mostly negative or triggering content. I get more fun and positive news reading FreeRepublic so I turn here for the most part. On tv I mix up weather channel and a handful of other channels to get a highlight. Most of ABC, NBC, CNN, etc. I can hardly stomach for more than 10 minutes.


11 posted on 08/26/2022 7:11:28 AM PDT by Marko413
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I just watch Fox News with the sound turned down. :)


12 posted on 08/26/2022 7:12:33 AM PDT by CodeJockey ("The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” – Edward Abbey)
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To: Alas Babylon!

If we ignore it, will it all go away?


13 posted on 08/26/2022 7:13:24 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump WON!!! The Gestapo closes ranks.)
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Ignorance is Strength.

Directly from 1984, now they want us to believe that.
Don't watch the news, don't pay attention to what we're doing. Close your eyes and trust us.

14 posted on 08/26/2022 7:13:55 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Yep, some news makes me sick to my stomach so I take breaks but it is good to keep up. When I saw empty shelves in Italy in early 2020, I went shopping and beat the rush when it hit here a few weeks later.

When people were staring at the empty shelves where the TP should be with a panicked look on their face, I had a 36 pack of Mega rolls sitting at home.


15 posted on 08/26/2022 7:14:34 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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Does CNN’s taking heads still SCREAM AT YOU ,LOL


16 posted on 08/26/2022 7:15:52 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Alas Babylon!

And the Pope is Catholic, the sky is blue, and so on and so forth.


17 posted on 08/26/2022 7:18:16 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

No sh_t.


18 posted on 08/26/2022 7:20:29 AM PDT by dforest
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To: WinstonSmith1984
Yep, paying attention to the demonic communist take over of our country has caused me a lot of anxiety. Jabs that kill, rigged elections and a media that has been corrupted to the point that Orwell needs a golden statue in Time Square that says, I told you so...

If current events in this country aren't causing you some anxiety, then you're not paying attention enough. It isn't good to obsess over the current state of affairs 24/7, but the country is at a tipping point and almost past the point of no return.
19 posted on 08/26/2022 7:23:41 AM PDT by SlipperySlope99
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Does this include relentlessly refreshing FR to see this?

New posts to you

20 posted on 08/26/2022 7:24:26 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity’s waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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