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The news can make you really anxious, but you can learn to manage that anxiety. If doom scrolling is ruining your day or if the steady stream of bad news is getting you down, depressed, or overwhelmed, take a few minutes to learn how to manage anxiety about the news.
It’s been a rough weekend for Ukraine and the world. The news coming out of there is painful and scary to watch. And I know it’s affecting a lot of people. Over the weekend, one of my friends posted how the news was making her anxious, discouraged, overwhelmed, and I know that’s the experience for so many of you kind, sensitive people. It’s stressful to care, but even more than that, our brilliant brain believes we are in danger when we read about other people who are.
So in this video we’re going to talk about how your brain has a reptilian reaction to the news and this can mess up your life, and four ways you can actively manage your brain so that the news doesn’t make you depressed or overwhelmed with anxiety.
News anxiety doesn't haven't to control you. Learn to manage it in a healthy way.
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"If you're going to consume the news but never take any action then you may as well be uninformed" God, I love this woman.
This is the one I'm struggling with, because so many things I stress about are 100% beyond my ability to do anything. And so stress is literally the only thing I can contribute to the situation, so if I stop stressing, then it feels like I'm less involved
This video should be made viral.
I'm 33 and I've suffered from anxiety all my life. I'm a young healthy individual but anxiety made me feel like I'm a dead man walking... I recently bumped into your channel and I strongly agree by the values you shared in all your videos. While things are still not perfect, the values and info you have shared has turned my life better everyday. Thank you for equipping me, and us, the tools to fight anxiety and live the bestest years of our lives. God Bless you.
Hey I’m 32 almost 33 and same.
Perfect timing for this video! My over sensitive self is feeling others (ie Ukraine’s) pain!
yes, me too!
Me, too. My heart aches.
Same here. It hurts physically to read / see the news.
Me too ✋
Me too, my heart is so sad and scared for everyone. 💕
I have never really understood why when something bad happens in the world I have the tendency to prepare and worry as if it’s going to happen to my family and makes me feel like I’m in danger even when I’m really not. I really appreciate this video! It made me realize how much the news is actually affecting me.
I am also like this. I feel everyone's danger and sorrow as if it were my own. It can be a huge strength but we need to know when to protect ourselves. Some problems are not ours to solve, they're for the less vulnerable to deal with.
I'm the same. I think it's because we are extremely empathetic and potentially overly sensitive?
Me too
If you have anxiety right now! It’s not the end! It’s the start of a new life, it may not be an easy journey but it’s a journey of becoming 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you for this. The Russia Ukraine war triggered in me years of repressed anxiety and depression and I realized that watching the news is toxic to my mental health. I'm just old enough (I'm 49) to remember when all the national and world news we had access to were newpapers, radio, and a 30 minute TV news broadcast after the local news. I've blocked from myself all news websites, blocked all all-new cable stations, etc. These all-news channels intentionally put out there the scariest most sensationalist stories because they know it attracts vewiers and increases their profits. It's on us to wean ourselves from news addiction (like trying to quit a drug habit). It's not easy but for me, I'm working on it, to save my own mental health.
So true my friend.
Thank you so much! I am so feeling this.
Glad it's helpful!
You’re like a solid friend who gives the best advice. Just chill and focus on the good. I’m so glad I found your channel.
I absolutely love this entire video message, as well as the aesthetic.. I love the sound of your crunching feet on the ground, your willingness to dive a bit deeper into our feelings, and share that which we all feel collectively. p.s. i totally have been through that dose of morning news and coffee.. and driving to work extremely anxious and scared!! All along blaming it on my inadequacies at work!!
glad you liked the format, it was a rush job but it was so pretty out there...even though it was freezing!
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You are a beacon of light. Your advices helped me through some difficult moments. Keep doing what you do! : )
Thank you, I will
Perfect timing because I was just having this conversation with my severely anxious autistic son this morning who was very worried about the Ukraine situation. I’m so thankful for you and your channel. You are a blessing to so many people.
Thank you, Emma. That is exactly why I don’t read news very often. I hear it on the radio every hour, though. But not today, when I spent all day in the kitchen garden. 😁🌱
When I’m outside, I don’t even feel anxiety. Only when I go inside somewhere, even in my own house. 🤔
Thank you again! 💞
Thank you for posting this! Ever since I was 16 I started having horrifying dreams about nuclear war. Whenever the news brings war up I become very anxious and paranoid. Intentionally choosing where you put your energy is really helpful. We can’t control everything in life so choosing to put your energy in to the things we can control and the things that make us feel good is really important to living a happy and healthy life. I hope everybody has a beautiful day and everybody does something that makes them feel good today :)
Totally agree. I needed to be reminded of what I can do instead of what I can't. Like turn off the news.
I have been needing this so, so, so much. I have C-PTSD and after years of therapy and work I felt like I was getting to a good place with my anxiety and uncertainty. And this last weekend seems to have swept all my progress away. I'm terrified.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Me too..
@@russky68 sending you hugs 🧡
Same, it's been rough. Good luck to you
I understand your point of view. But it seems that the world makes less and less sense every day - and that's more than anxiety, that's confusion, disappointment, and grief. Thank you anyway for the video. May hope prevails. Greetings from Greece.
Over the last 5ish years, I have read a lot of WWI, WWII era books ... historical fiction mostly, some non-fiction. It was interesting to me, especially in light of "now", how many of those time periods had confusion, disappointment, grief at humanity and a kind of "the world is going to hell in a handbasket" feeling. I think ... HOPE ... that as stated in the video, some of this currently is partly a bombardment of the "bad" info with less of the "good". I do know that for myself, when I feel overwhelmed by how "bad" people seem to be behaving ... when I focus on friends, family, community ... there is a LOT of good and also condemnation of the bad.
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It may seem that way but the world's never made sense... we just didn't have mass media/the internet etc. reminding us. Emma's point that the trend is towards a better world stands. At least we're taking 2 steps forward and 1 step back, and not the other way around ❤
This advice is so needed right now, at least for me it is. I've been struggling with serious depression and anxiety for a year now and the current World situation was threatening to tip my anxiety over the edge again, so I really appreciate you posting this today. Thank you 💕
P.S. The location you are filming this from is helping, too. It's so beautiful 😍
I've been really depressed lately too. Hang in there. This too shall pass (Persian fable) ❤
I'm going to share this! Thank you so much! I have a nephew who has extreme anxiety and paranoia, he is really struggling right now. I was speaking of, almost, this same thing with my daughter, and the notification for this video popped up...I do not believe in coincidences. The world needs to hear these words...if they would only heed them.
i don't believe in coincidences either! been thinking and pondering about what people need?
Living in Germany with people saying Russia will get us next, this video is needed. 💞
This video has helped me greatly and is a great reminder to get off social media and stop doom scrolling. It's not that I don't care for what's happening over in Ukraine and around the world, but I can only take so much of what's presented by the media.
That's perfect way to put it!! Thank you
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Always good to take a break
Great insights, Emma. I’d like to suggest you do a video on how media (news and social) are exploiting the fear/anger response of people everywhere. Not to call out specific parties (unless you want to) but just to know that fear of enemies is driving big profits for companies but is grinding down our collective mental health and destroying our ability to come together as a community.
Yes this is well timed. I found getting sucked in so far on covid and all the taking away of humanity rights that my TMS that had nearly gone, flared up. I’m way too sensitive to be scrolling all day. I give myself 5 mins and then everything else must be nourishing such as your videos! It’s just what I have to do to survive and be useful to someone - thank you
It's so refreshing to see this video being shot outdoors! And not stationary! 😃💝
You sound so enlivened!
What a beautiful person!
What a magnificent landscape! 🙏😍
Thank you for sharing this important insight!
Some people go around completely oblivious it seems, some to a certain degree are unaware, and some have gotten complacent or neglectful.
This is much needed!
Thanks so much! 🙏💕😊
I had a terrible dream about war 2 nights ago...terrifying and I know the whole world is suffering the same fears.
I usually do a pretty good job of staying in my circle of control, but this week has been challenging. I appreciate this reminder.
Turn off the news! It was one of the greatest things that stopped me worrying for sure 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I found that reading the news later in the evening, after dinner around 7 pm, made me feel a lot better. Instead of spending the whole day refreshing my news feed or doom-scrolling, I was able to do all my tasks and other stuff that bring me joy in life.
This video comes at perfect time! I've been suffering from nightmares and anxiety after seeing news about war and possibility of big wars. I want to escape but it doesn't seem possible since it seems like news are coming from every direction. Wonderful tips, Emma ❤️
i was precisely hoping to find a video like this on CZcams! these past few days I've found myself constantly searching for news in hope to feel relieved, but I always ended up crying, and despite all of this, still kept on looking out for some articles talking about Ukraine. I truly feel unable to control myself, so I'm super interested in listening to your video. Thank you so much!
Thank you. That is so helpful. I have been worrying so much about the whole world situation. Your suggestion will be a big help. No one around me can help me, they just say there's nothing you can do so why worry. But what you're saying as well as doing things like keeping active, meditating etc will help. Thank you again for taking these sorts of worry seriously and not dismissing them as some people do probably because they don't know how to help you. I am in Australia and we are entering a 4th covid wave as well as other challenges . Blessings to you.
I've just recently found your videos, and I would just like to say thank you. I think your videos are wonderful and informative. Please keep making them, you are actually helping people.
Thank you so much for this. Focusing on the scary news just increases my anxiety. Actually doing something helpful for people and praying for them is so constructive instead of destructive worrying.
Thank you Emma for taking the time to stop by and share your valued thoughts. Choose not to get on TV news, I choose not to listen to it on social media because it's toxic. Blessings to you.
“We have to intentionally chose to see the good in the world as well.” Amen sister! Awe, beauty, kindness, wonder and love are truly surrounding us every moment of every day.
If you have been transformed from this piece thumps up...thanks so much for this right meal at the right time
Thank you very much for this video! I was sleeping well for days until the news started mentioning bad news and I was devoting a lot of my attention to it and I felt like I was in danger too. Here I am working remotely in the comfort of my own home but I didn't sleep last night so I was dreading the work day. I am now working on the tailoring method as well. I was feeling really depressed today from the lack of sleep and constant doom scrolling, but you're right, I have the choice and focus! Your video came in at just the right time! Thank you!
Thank you so much for addressing this issue with practical, common sense ideas. I really needed to hear this today!
I absolutely love how you connect with us & choose to talk about things that are relevant in our lives. You keep things real & I’m sure so many others appreciate that as well. Your channel has been helping me through this pandemic. I’ve been feeling so down. Hearing you, it’s like listening to a friend. Thank you for being such a bright & positive light in this world. 💛
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Thank you! I don't intentionally watch any news at all but it is inescapable - I'm looking at you CZcams with your un-removable news section on my homepage! But it is great to understand why it makes me so anxious. Very interesting that it harks back to our ancient brain wiring! For me it's also that I am so empathetic so I get really sad about the people involved. Thanks again!
Hello, Emma, I love your channel, so much I've learnt from it and I must agree with everything you say. I'm from Poland and unfortunately, our television is informing us about the war and war only. It's unbearable, esp for someone with anxiety problems. Social media isn't better either, I had to minimise my facebook visits to the bare minimum. Some catholics don't make things easier as welll, there are so much about the end of the world, prophecies, constant vigilance, fight, threat... it's just tiring. I agree with your perspective, it's about choices we make. We are not better people because we hear every news. Actually, I think it's other way round, we need to be better people and only then we can make the world a better place.
This was what I needed. When the war started a couple of days ago, my whole life seemed to stop. Living in Europe and having people around me who serve for the army just overwhelmed me. I cannot focus anymore, time is just flying away. This video helps, just noticing I already did everything I could at this moment, helps a lot.
Perfectly timed assistance from the guardian angels, just as I was really starting to spiral. Thank you so much 🙏❤️
Emma, thank you very much for the video (and your other videos as well)! I live in Russia, and while there are 99 obvious reasons to be anxious and depressed now, the last few days were absolutely awful - I totally lost it. I couldn't stop scrolling news and social media and at some point I realized I a going to be totally disfunctional unless I give the news the time restrictions and first make the ACTIONS I know I will be willing to do despite the new input.
Stay strong Tatiana. I was in the same boat a couple of weeks ago and it was really relaxing to limit my intake on the news. It’s didn’t take away the problem, but watching to much of a crisis made me constantly think of the worst case scenario even though a majority of the time it didn’t happen or ended up being not as bad as I feared it would be.
Endless thanks! ❤️ The overwhelm was starting to sink me (zero productivity) and although I already knew the tips you gave, I hadn’t had the ability to break the cycle of overwhelm until I heard your very kind encouraging voice telling me that it’s genuinely the most useful thing to do. Thank you for the relief! Bless all in Ukraine & may everyone watching this video find the needed sources of calm and kindness for themselves. Grounded & sensible is the most helpful state for everyone in our lives, it’s so true. x
Thanks! I really needed to hear this. I don't watch the news, but it seems you can't get away from seeing the headlines or customers / family / friends talking about the upcoming election, the "high" cost of things, the wrongs in the world. It weighs on my mind and heart. The videos you produce are such a blessing to so many. Your no non sense, realistic and informative approach to the way our brains work is very helpful. Thank you for creating great content. 😊
It's always SO soul soothing and relaxing to hear your advices Mrs McAdam. Especially during these turbulent times we all live in...Greetings from Greece.🙏
This is absolutely magical to me. I have been obsessively scanning the news from the minute I wake (this will be forever known as doom scrolling now, a very accurate term which I very much appreciate) I dread the mornings headlines as I fall asleep at night. Ruminating over the horror, fear, loss and trauma being suffered now during the Ukraine conflict and the life long effects it will cause for those involved, all day, every day.
I find it so hard to bear, I feel so helpless in my home in the centre of the UK, yet I check for new headlines multiple times a day.
I wanted to stop doing this as it causes me such difficult feelings and anxiety's but I felt to stop for my own benefit was selfish, turning my back because I can't cope with it when these poor people are actually living it! How utterly self centred.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving me another perspective on this.
I will be taking your advice from today starting right now.
I feel like I can breathe again and focus on bringing back positivity to my life and of those around me.
I think all your video's are wonderful but this one... this has literally dragged me out of a dark hole in 10 minutes.
You are amazing.
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We can choose not to watch the news and be discerning about where we find information. There are so many non-sensationalised places to inform ourselves and prevent overwhelm. Conflicts have always happened and they will continue to. The difference now is that there is so much of mis information via social media, the amgdala is being constantly activated. Overwhelm, ME, CFS are becoming the new pandemic. We can change all of this, together, by taking back our control, time and space, so e may digest things more reaonsably. Thank you so much Emma for putting this heart felt clip out today. As you say, informing ourselves and being rational about what we can do, really helps. My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine right now. Much love, Marie-Louise
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Thanks for this video. I appreciate that reminder that news sources are literally trying to appeal to our sense of self protection. It's so important to be intentional about what we focus on.
I've been following the Ukraine crisis for a few months now, but the anxiety didn't hit me until mid-January and only got worse when the war began. A month ago I was a nervous wreck searching for every little detail, especially on Twitter/Reddit (the comments there don't help either). Nowadays, I mostly use a limited number of sources to stay informed. Doing this helped get me back into a more calm mindset about things and ultimately avoid doomscrolling.
I feel like medium is like this - every story is about how crappy the U.S is, why it’s time to leave, etc etc. it’s not to say that we don’t have bad things happening here, but it can be overwhelming to see constantly bad news all of the time.
Glad I decided to look up a way to cope! Thanks for the advice.
Thank you. I am looking into blocking certain sites on my phone to help stop me doom reading. I am in England and sad for others but mainly my fear is that this will escalate to become a war that directly physically puts me and my family here in danger. I happened to look at my phone late last night and saw that there was shelling and fire at a nuclear plant, with possibility it may explode and it was such a large plant that doomsayers were saying it could take out half of Europe and the fall-out even as far away as where I am, plus trigger nato to react which is unclear whether that could make things worse. I hardly slept from fear, then woke up to the news that the fire was out and the plant appears to be stable, so that problem (amongst all the others currently facing Ukraine and the wider world) at least seems to have been avoided.
My point is that if I had not CHOSEN to read it before bed, I would not have had such a rough night. Of course, my problem is anxiety, not the actual conflict itself and in my job I don’t do anything that can influence the problems happening in other countries…so in reality even if I woke up in the morning to a nuclear fall-out…knowing about the possibility of it the night before wouldn’t have been useful. It served no PURPOSE for me to be in a state on anxiety. To not be in that state, does not mean that I do not care about the news or the strangers who are in definite danger during the shelling, but I cannot help them, so what I think I have to work on is the separation of feelings of empathy for others (which is right and healthy) and the anxiety of being personally in danger from the actions of others (which is damaging my ability to function). People are upset here about the humanitarian crisis and afraid of the risks to wider Europe, plus most people have a firm opinion on which side they feel it is obvious we should place our support. We are also scared that our government could easily make a miscalculation, make a comment that is take the wrong way, that it could put our country in danger, alongside the moral feeling that we want our government to do all it can to make end the war quickly.
Looking at other wars, this conflict could go on a long time, and the threat of escalation or how close to it we actually are may never be clear. So reading about what may happen or seeing things that make us feel afraid does not help us in any way. So what can I do? I guess concentrate on my work, try to read fiction, try to carry on as normal and ignore the scary news. If we receive refugees in my city, that is the point where there may be something useful I can do through my work.
All I am able to do to prepare is get a grab-bag ready, have some cash bundles ready, some tinned food in the cupboards. If it came to it I cannot do much if war reaches my home, I am not physically able to put up much fight against anything, so really no prep would be adequate, but it has made me feel that I am at least getting prepared to cope with if it directly affects me in more minor ways.
We only get one life, spending it worrying about things that may or may not happen outside of our control is not a good use of it. Even watching a funny film is better use of our life than crying over the news…if we are not going to reacting to do anything productive, why get bogged down wasting our lives on it? Other thing is that if the very worst were to happen for our planet (and we all know what that would entail)…for me to have spent the weeks prior in a state of panic over the possibly of it would not have been the best way to live out the time that I have been given.
Thank you for this video. I had been getting my news from daily mail and Twitter, I am now rethinking that. I don’t necessarily think that the daily mail has the stories incorrect, but I have taken on board your point that they aim to play on our sense of fear with how they report it, and maybe we are right to be afraid…but that fear serves no useful purpose for me. So now I am going to push myself to only look at the BBC for my news.
So many times in my life anxiety has riddled through me, for various reasons, some of them for in comparison fairly minor things (a pet needing an operation, a risk of job loss), yet the fear is very real. Very rarely have the things I am afraid of come true, and even when they have, worrying in advance hasn’t taken much of the sting out of the harm of the situation.
I wish I knew how to stop my anxiety completely, but I don’t think that is possible. I do think that the current crisis in Europe is going to be ongoing for months or even years, so we have to fund ways to live with it without it destroying our mental health day to day. Following the horror of what is happening each day and consuming that isn’t going to quell anxiety only stoke it up.
It has seemed to be one thing after another for me, it is either a personal issue or something in the news, for the last few year I just go from one anxiety inducing thought to the next. It is horrible and probably a medical issue for me as much as a societal one. It’s interesting what you mentioned as I can remember the early 1990s before I had internet, before I had such easy access to constantly consume news, without that access, I was generally a lot less inclined to make the effort to consume it. The internet has played a massive part in my anxiety, for example any symptom myself, family or pets have…I am googling and reading the worst medial outcomes, making me worry about things that may or may not happen.
How we choose to consume the news and the internet, is a massive factor in dealing with anxiety related to the ‘what if’ problems. I liked what you said about thinking about why a particular website is presenting the stories in a particular way, because they want to tap into something in us that feeds off those feelings that make us feel the urge to continually check back to see updates, and we do that because it has made us afraid.
The crux of the question is that if I were to live as normal tomorrow, or if I were to die tomorrow, in either case, spending today caught up in a bad state of anxiety does not change tomorrow but also means that in my time in this one life I have, I am not using it in a way that makes me feel happy…when at this exact moment I am not in danger so why doesn’t my brain just want me to feel happy and enjoy this time right now?
It’s difficult. I will subscribe and watch your other videos, I think this is more use to me than the horrors I have been refreshing o news pages and Twitter this last week. Thank you.
Great comment.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. 😊👍
Been waking up too petrified to go back to sleep after Ukraine dreams, this is the talk I needed. TY. We should support Ukraine, not adopt their suffering. ❤
America 🇺🇸 she’s just in bad shape or worse. My anxiety is through the roof prayers goes out to the whole 🌍. Ever since I lossed my job I’ve been extremely overwhelmed. 😢
It goes far beyond selling ads. People paralyzed by fear are easy to control, manipulate, and steal from.
Your advice is incredible. Thank you for your wisdom. I really needed to hear this today. Everybody should listen to your advice. I am going to recommend you to all my anxiety prone friends. Thank you thank you thank you. Also, wow, you live in a beautiful part of the world.
I genuinely needed this right now. I think I need to change my focus on how to help instead. Thank you for putting perspectives on how to deal with all the anxiety and worry. This was very helpful.
Great video, I stopped watching the news a year ago and feel so much better.
I love you mam. I never seen such psychologist who are educating people in common interest. God bless you mam. God is with you. Keep serving people.
Thank you so much for this. The only reason I've managed not to be overwhelmed by the situation in Ukraine is that I'm already overwhelmed by another crisis that's a lot smaller and closer to home. I appreciate the reminder that the lizard brain isn't always right when it tells me I'm in immediate danger, and that at some point spending a whole morning googling for information and advice isn't going to tell me anything I don't already know.
I like to take 5 minutes at lunch to read NPR. And if I feel overwhelmed find an organization to donate funds to to feel accomplished. I think every news article should end with three things you can do help ❤️
That would be amazing, such a great idea!
Thank you!! I'm reading the comments and while I understand that "turning the news off" sounds like such a good idea, it is VERY difficult for my family and friends in Ukraine right now, as I'm typing this. Please don't just "turn it off", help, donate, share some information! There is so much everyone can do without having to "adopt the suffering" like someone above mentioned.
Good heavens!! If I have to read a list of three things to do with every news article I read I will never read another news article! We are bombarded with things to do.
Thank you so much for this video! I've been on a News Stress roller coaster these past 2 years and can physically feel my head get dizzy, headaches, and nausea. I stay away....but a part of me is afraid to not watch any news. When we went into first lockdown....I had NO IDEA what was happening seeing people load up on toilet paper and water...until I got home and watched the news. I only had a few rolls left and 2 bars of soap. That night I paid on the Target app for soap, but no toilet paper left. Thank God I after going to Target I enough soap to hold me over till I found more....but no so much with toilet paper...I ended up just using wash cloths for 2 weeks. It scares me since to be left unaware.😔
I needed this so much, thank you endlessly! I've been so scared of an invasion in Germany and been crying every day since the war started
I have shared this video with my friends and family. This video, like the countless others you produce have been made with the love for humanity's mental health. TY for your faith!!! Many blessings to your family.
Hi Emma, great video. Thank you for creating it just now as this teaching is so very important for us.
It seems to me that the way the news is presented is crucial for any capitalist system. It isn’t just the monetisation of the news by paid advertising but the entire news system.
When we are corralled into a sense of doom, gloom and uncertainty we are far more likely to go out and spend money one way or the other so as to make us feel better. That is how we have been conditioned.
It seems that the answer in general is to control our news intake and recognise that the way to solve feelings of insecurity is through acts of creative positivity rather than consumerism.
*Thank you so much* for making your videos Emma. ❤️ They mean a lot to me. You've been helping me to improve my quality of life and drastically reduce the suffering I experience from depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I really appreciate you and admire you for helping so many people.
This video was exactly what I needed today. I'm going to share it with everyone I know. Thanks again for you and this channel.
I’ve got rid of all my social media when all covid stuff was about. Just yt. We do not watch the news, or listen to the radio anymore. I’ve finely tuned what i watch on CZcams and how much. Definitely putting my mind to things i can change has helped a lot.
This is a video everyone needs to hear !!!
You are amazing, i don't know what type of anxiety its this, but i just stress about things that are sooo away from my control, im always afraid that something catastrophic its going to happen, its exausting. I am always so afraid of the news and seeing negative coments make me so anxious. I am workinh on that and focusing on things that are in my control, whit social media we have this sense that everything its so close and freak out.
Seeing this video help it a lot.
We all needed this video, thank you.
Small percentage of your day is key. Thank you for that. Don’t ignore what is going on the world. Be aware because there are things we can do to help.
I agree with you I try to say from the news or Watch little bit of the news then change the Channel
Please respond to the people in Europe who are actually in danger!!! What do you do if your fears are justified (be it political, medical, financial, etc
?) I'd appreciate a whole video on that. Thank you.
This video could not be more timely. Thank you!
Thank you for this video. I've been worrying so much about news from around the world. Afghanistan, Iran, USA, Ukraine... It's so stressful to worry about everything and everyone. But this video helped me calm down and look at things in a different and rational manner. Thank you so much.
Why does this video only have 51k views? I don’t understand. More people need to watch this. I am going to share with as many people as I can. I have struggled with anxiety for years, I started therapy a few weeks ago. While I was on CZcams looking got related videos and I found this channel. I think this video is going to help me think about news differently.
Helped a lot with two wars, stress at work and COVID a and watching people pass away I was getting really anxious for first time in life.
Very appropriate and helpful topic for today’s world
Thank you so much for making this video! It was just what I needed. I am highly sensitive to any kind of suffering or violence and the situation is Ukraine is unbearable to me. I just don't know how to deal with it. Thanks so much for this video!!!
I used to be so afraid of everything that I did a lot of damage to myself with alcohol. It's a very strange thing to be so afraid of something hurting me that I would hurt myself in one of the worst ways. Everything you are saying here makes immense sense. You're brilliant!
Thanks for helping! You know sometimes we just get anxious because we tend to forget that we are not alone and there's others dealing with same kind of problems.
This was very needed for me today. Much appreciated from my super anxious brain… I’ll be changing my news habits immediately.
I seen the title of video and had to come comment. So! I actually completely stopped watching the news... why? Because it just causes unnecessary drama and anxiety for me. Anything that is important you'll always find out about thru social media, friends, etc. I haven't watched the news in about 15 years! I look at it as what is the point of watching it, there is nothing you can do anyways so your just putting unnecessary anxiety upon yourself. I would love to see a news channel that only shares positive, happy, or just stressless information for people that would like to be up to date on what's going on in the world with out feeling like it's the end of the world or overfilled with anxiety.
"intentionally choose ... where we are going to focus our attention" (maybe paraphrase) ... this is one of my takeaways and it goes with a Bible verse that I love. I will only include the secular part: "whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think on these things." (For any who want the entire bit, it is Philippians 4). The other thing that very much resonates with me is the "put it in perspective" part ... GOSH!! For me, when things seem overwhelming, thinking about perspective or changing my perspective has been so helpful ... an "Ok, but what if" kind of thing. Bottomline, so much good stuff in this video and it was very helpful to me. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this informative post. You are important to all of us, ❤️
I needed this. Often times, I already debate and talk about news items or want to take my time learning about the situation or get more information, but when I talk to my boyfriend about it or bring it up I don't have the energy to want to talk about it anymore and I get anxious about it. Appreciate the advice on this. With the consistent horrible things that have happened over the last few months this year, Ukraine, high gas prices, shootings, Roe v. Wade, etc. I am so stressed to the max and tired of talking and debating about it.
Thank you so much .I needed this today...cutting down on media really works. I am dealing with a close dear friend who is very unwrll with m.n.d. I was dreading visiting her...but after a visit I really felt great comfort after talking to her. She in my mind is a living Saint..so accepting of everything and no attention on herself..and we had a good laugh....thank God for our faith
Thank you SO MUCH, for this and all your great work here on YT!! I needed it today. As a retired professional in your feild, I so value you amazing work for not only reminders to myself for my own mental health but for all those your fantastic content reaches!! God bless!
You are a lifesaver, Emma! You are in a wonderful place. I enjoyed the scenery. Thanks for taking us on this healthy walk to cool down!
Ive felt this way about the "news" all my life & have actively avoided watching, I'll read a weekly recap, occasionally. I recall the ugh feeling in my gut when CNN 1st came around with 24/7/365 news. My mother & sisters are very high strung people who have little to no control over their emotions. They react in a way I call the Chicken Little syndrome, "the sky is falling" reaction. I pray, meditate, and feed my soul positivity & avoid the news & the Chicken Littles as much as I possibly can.
LOVED your advice Emma! Thank you so much for caring so much about people!💙
Ty for this ,my ptsd got worse because of all these news 🙏💞
Thank you for using the word DEFUSE instead of DIFFUSE. Always makes sense to me that preventing the bomb from going off is way better than just trying to dispel the particles afterwards.
needed this 🙏
You are like a olive branch to me and my husband we are so grateful to you helping us get everything in perspective bless you and thank you from the United Kingdom 💜🙏😘💐
Your Posts has helped me a lot.I sincerely thank you from my heart
Fun Story: In my state, newspaper agency decided to change the newspaper format.They Decided to write Positive good news in front page (thumbnail page ) and left breaking news to the next pages. The news agency went bankrupt within some years🙃. I think negativity sells.
And also I think, the day news telecast became 24×7,the quality decreased and quantity increased.They caught themselves in a rat race for public rating. Cant blame them because if they want to earn for livelihood they want more rating ,and so they need more eye balls glued to the tv,So they aired emotionally triggering news and changed their motto to "news first,fact check next".I hope whoever reading this a good day❤
You will never know how much I needed this video. It opened my eyes and I will try the tactics that are presented in this video. Thank you so much and I hope you have a great day.
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I am actually in a slightly different situation - being in a country just some 1200 km away that is in actual danger of an invasion, I don't watch the news, but I notice I'm in even more stress than if I watched it constantly. I realized I am in actual process of creating trauma every day, so I started educating myself and I use some of your videos to try to process the trauma and emotions as it happens, not storing it inside.
The main real concerns that trouble me are: Russian invasion. Russian nuclear strike (Putin explicitly threatened it a few days ago!). Civil war, because in my country, it turns out, 10 years of hybrid war has caused 60% of people to APPROVE OF PUTIN EVEN TODAY, and literally defend his actions, I am not kidding.
Very interesting note is that my closest people, mostly fine, intelligent, educated people, weren't really depressed as they were in constant anger shortly before the war officially started. Pure rage. I am the same from time to time and, as it turns out from what i hear in your video, anger can be masking a deeper emotion, and you mention three - fear, guilt or disappointment. In our case, it's obvious it's the first and the latter. Fear, as I mentioned above, and disappointment because my own people are siding with Putin. Literally, just let that sink in. Pure disappointment and lack of trust in my society.
I needed this today, so thank you :))) I felt way better after taking action and give meds and clothes. By doing this I put my intention on seeing that there's a bunch of people trying to help. And it feels GOOD. May everyone have a nice day !
Omggg this helped me soo much, watching your videos has truly been a blessing to me, especially since my panic attacks recently started skyrocketing. I do appreciate the knowledge that you share. Tks much, may God bless, and protect you and your family.