Do you feel depressed watching news and reading newspaper?

I will agree. I think too much news is not good for someone. I tend to only watch the news just for the weather forecast. Every now and then I will watch it to see whats going on but just hearing such terrible things makes me upset.

Yes..I agree to each and every word mentioned in the discussion

Hi there! I agree, but not really in life general. When I watch the news and see reports about crimes and natural disasters which resulted to lots of casualties, I feel sad, maybe tot he point of depressed for a while. The crimes makes me paranoid sometimes, or just alert which is helpful especially about different scams and it makes you kinda prepared for it like you would now think what would you do when you'll be in a similar situation but there are times when I just skip watching or reading the news because it can be depressing.

I only feel depressed when things are not going well in my own life and I seem to experience continous frustration and setbacks. I really don't take the time to read an entire newspaper and I mainly turn on the tv news to get the weather report. There are often stories reported that are tragic or sad or that make me feel incrdulty or anger over some injustice but it doesn't last. Highs and lows are a fact of life. On the morning news today the head of the police department said we need to develop a new type of citizen (as a way of eliminating crime). If that idea can take hold and spread across the city it will start a revolution. Can you imagine a world where the majority of the population actually give a darn? Where the citizens show respect and consideration for one another?

I read newspapers nearly everyday and what I find more often is the same stuffs either about rape, stealing,murders,accidents and news of stars, So nowadays it seems that newspapers are having routine news but we cannot blame them because it is all a matter of fact and they are telling what is really happening in this world. I am sad whgen I read the papers but still I cannot do nothing great to be honest with you no matter how much I want to change everything to the better or best. The world is becoming a danger and people are being their own enemies.

Well, I agree to it . As we know the crime rate always rises drastically everyday in any country due to various reasons and also the amount of disasters and natural calamities are rising exponentialy daily due to the various climatic changes that are taking place daily!!! We do have a natural tendency to get depressed whenever we come to know of all these accidents. Any human being would like to live his life in peace and harmony rather than be surrounded by an atmosphere of extreme vulnerability. We Dont even want to be stressed by the pressures of our worklife!! So we do get depressed by all the negetive energy that keeps on flowing from these disastrous news. At the same time we need to know that the world is changing and we have to keep up with it rather than getting depressed from the depressing news and should learn from all that is going on around our life! rather than brooding over the disasters and fight back with a vengence and start getting used to life! Do not let life kick you around! Cheers.

I dont read the newspaper ... or watch the news because my mind needs to be clear and focus on the more positive things to achieve its goals and watching the news or reading all the negitive things in the paper .... doesnt help ...

It can be very depressing and upsetting to watch the news. At least my newspaper balances the bad stuff with some stories about the good things people do. Although I want to keep up with everything going on in the world, sometimes I skip the news because I feel as if I'm full to the top with bad news and I can't take anymore. The world is a wonderful place if you don't watch the news. Neighbors help each other, strangers stop for others in need, everywhere you see courtesy and friendliness. If you watch the news all the time, you will have a very dim view of people and the world. It's good to keep up on current events but you must go out in the community and realize that people are still good.

Hi, Scheng1, I don't think that this world is a dangerous place to live. I mean all accident and those unfortunate natural disaster must have a cause behind them. As long as we respect others, I don't think that there's any serious threat against us. This world is a safe heaven for all of us.

Hello Scheng1, As I said in the other thread, this world is not the perfect place for the living creatures in this world. The system of life in this earth is really bad, not good. If people say that this world is full of happiness and good things, then that is of course the illusion. It is very necessary that our mind should be positive and healthy. And my positive I don't mean the extreme happiness too. It just means to be positive. Being positive about whatever that happens in this world. Learning to see the things as they are. And I am not the perfect one, and so seeing the news like that certainly touch me heart and keep me thinking for a while. Nowadays, good news are rare to find. Everywhere there are big problems, fights, crime every thing. Natural disaster is other thing and those fights, crimes are all due to the greediness of people to be happy. From years on and on, this fire is getting more and more bigger. Why? Because the greediness works as the fuel. People mistaken that getting something will make them complete and this fire will blow out. But they are mistaken. The wishes are never ending, with each success people have next target and hence the fire blows on and on. And one day this whole world will burn in this fire. So I say this world is of course a dangerous place and there is no doubt in it. And still I try to keep my mind positive each time. Happy mylotting...

Yes, it is always the same old over sensationalized bad news. I have stopped watching the news on television because it is no longer news. In recent years, tv news has become entertainment rather than news, and reporters tend to give their uninformed opinions all the time and not the news. Even on the internet, when I look at the news pages of yahoo for example, a lot of times its about some celebrity who has done something stupid. To keep up on news, I usually read online magazines like the Economist, which is a little more news oriented and less entertainment oriented. Except in places where there is outright war, I generally disregard the news because they oversensationalize crime and gives a distorted picture of the world.

I actually stopped getting a newspaper, because of these exact reasons....too many negative things reported. While most people consider the crime reports, a good prevention, or an alert to the public, my paper is obsessed in reporting just these things alone. And, I often feel bad for those they splat all over the paper. Even, the smallest crime seems to make the paper. Every person is innocent until proven guilty, and I don't think anything should be reported on someone until they are judged in court. Because if they are found innocent, the public has already judged them anyway...they can't take back what has been reported against them. You don't see the newspapers announcing their innocence on the front page!

my simple tip : read with your hearts...

I don't read newspaper for so long now because all you read on it is all the bad things. And there are really many bad things that is happening in our life. And when i watch news i do seldom watch news because when we reach home the news is finish.

sometimes i do because i find that the news tend to be quite graphic these days. i do like to know whats going on in the world but...i have to agree with you in your view though. i think it desensitizes us.

yes at times especially when i get to read depressing stories about people sufferings. i would end up ranting why the world is not fair, or why the world is like how it is today.

Yes, the news in both mediums consists mostly of doom and gloom and focuses very little on the positive. I do think it can eventually bring one down, so each week, I go entire day or two getting none of the news. It will always be waiting next time around. Karen

I have to say I try not to watch the news all that much or read the paper. I know its good to know what is going on and be prepared for things but all thats out there now is terrible things and I would rather just not see or hear it because it is sad and depressing that the world has come to what it has come to.

There are depressing things on the new and in the newspaper but there are also positive things on the news and in the newspaper. I donot agree that seeing the reports on disasters, accidents and crime make us depressed and negative about life. I do not feel depressed watching the news or reading the newspaper because of the positive things the news cover for instead the birth of a baby or the voluntaries helping out other people. No, you can not stop mother nature and accidents are just that accidents.

I feel the world isn't that bad of a place. sometime's i'm afraid to do some things. We're all involved in each others business. Maybe, we could resort to isolationism in regards to war ( that would never happen). But i feel media has pressured the viewers to know all, interact with all, and acknowledge all. I enjoy the news, but sometimes, it's such a drag and I'd rather live on a rancher in the midwest and forget about cable.