Sat Aug 22, 2020, 11:23 PM

Election/covid-19 anxiety

An expert says, "...it is important to set boundaries to optimize your own mental health and not let stressful news cycles take over your life. It is important to retain perspective in the overall picture..."

That's the problem: the overall picture is what's scaring the living shit out of me.

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Election/covid-19 anxiety (Original post)	Trueblue Texan	Aug 2020	OP
Turn off your TV.	PoindexterOglethorpe	Aug 2020	#1
Sounds like a great idea.	Trueblue Texan	Aug 2020	#2
Helps me. Exercise is a wonder 'drug'.	triron	Aug 2020	#4
exactly.	triron	Aug 2020	#3

Response to Trueblue Texan (Original post)

Sun Aug 23, 2020, 01:07 AM

PoindexterOglethorpe (22,463 posts)

1. Turn off your TV.

That's right, find the power switch and turn it off.

Read a book. Watch a video. Phone a friend or relative. If you have people you feel comfortable visiting, visit them. Play cards or a board game.

I honestly think that the main reason so many people are upset and/or depressed these days is that they are watching far too much TV news. Really. Turn it off.

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Sun Aug 23, 2020, 08:08 AM

Trueblue Texan (1,598 posts)

2. Sounds like a great idea.

I only watch Rachel during weekdays, if that. No tvs on around here, except that. I think I'll try to get more exercise.

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Sun Aug 23, 2020, 09:09 AM

triron (20,108 posts)

4. Helps me. Exercise is a wonder 'drug'.

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Response to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 23, 2020, 09:08 AM

triron (20,108 posts)

3. exactly.

Gotten myself in trouble many times. So now at night I study some mathematics and read jokes.
Maybe I do watch something like a nature show or music program.

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