It's started already!

I do listen to the news occasionally, sometimes I get sick of hearing the same things over and over again. If it is about and accident or a fire, I listen to see if I know of the person/person's. Hopefully it is know one we know. I like to keep up more with the national news. But, that too can be very stressful at times. Sometimes I think this country is going backwards. There is so much violence, killings, kidnappings, rapes, etc., going on. It would be so nice if it would all stop. But, I don't see that happening anytime to soon in this country or any other country for that matter.

I read the news. The news sometimes upsets me. I hope your ex is safe.

Personally anymore, it is unreal what people think and try to do. I think the main problem is even though there are people that are saying that the Economy is getting better there are still hundreds of thousands who are unemployed, homeless, etc. Many due to the economy and no where else to turn. People really needing help cannot get it so they turn to other methods, and sometimes their stupidity ends up costing them their life, or time they could be improving who they really need to be.

There's an appropriate definition of the "News" I'd like to share...Where the Anchor says "Good Evening",then goes on to tell You why it's not... I tend not to watch for this reason,but some things stick out or remind you of what's going on in the world..I was visiting in Virginia at the time of the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre,and I'm reading now of a Victim of another recent shooting there being buried...

It does upset me and I go through spurts of watching. I usually stick to the local news but it is just as bad as any other most of the time. There is always something terrible on there and if I watch every day for long periods of time, it effects my mood big time.

hi dear celticeagle I hope this accident you talked about here didnt happen to your ex. and I hope your granddaughter soon drives a bit more carefully so you are not frightened about her being on the road.

yes sometimes the news does upset me.. can even make me cry.. but I still like to know what's going on in the world. Local news not so much.

Most of the time I do not listen to the news. I am sorry that this is upsetting you, it would bother me as well. I mostly just like to know about the weather.

Yes, the news does upset me. Sometimes I think that the reporters are specifically briefed to report such horrifying news just to grab more eyeballs. Never do I come across a good news or an inspirational report and a report of extraordinary achievement…as if all that is nothing to highlight about. I remember once I had read a report from the psychological point of view which said that all that depressing news on newspapers, TV, radio…everywhere, has a negative influence on the entire psyche of a nation, inspiring more and more people to take to crime. Instead, if more good news is exposed to the people, it inspires them to follow suit and do more good for others. Sometimes I wonder why there is no such national policy… in the name of freedom of press we are actually feeding demoralizing news to our people, making murder, mayhem, rape all look so commonplace and normal part of daily existence.

no I dont watch the new to awful to watch most of the time but I read it on yahoo terrible what is happening around this time of year wehn it should be peace on Earth

There are so many negative news in the newspapers, TV, internet. Besides those natural disasters, such as earthquakes,floods,sandstorms, the man made bad news, such as traffic accidents, murders, let us feel worse. Sometimes we feel tired of all these and don't want to see them, hear them. But they are there indeed, no matter we read news or not. Sometimes i feel this world is going crazy. Both the environment and human minds. There are so many people who get too much pressure and become insane, they can go to the street to shot others without any reason. There are more gap between the rich and the poor. And the important thing is the rich are not getting their fortune by justice means, therefore, there are more social inequality. Therefore, there are more crazy people. Well, what can we do with all these. I think we all need to have some faith. Only those with faith in their hearts can keep a peace in this crazy world.

I watch alot of news during the day but quit watching it at ten because it's so depressing.There sure is alot of crazies out there,

Yesssssssssss, Hi celticeagle, I am just like you. The news does affect me deeply. I had to stop watching it too. My thing was Nancy Grace and all the missing and molested chidren. I don't even look at it now. Joyce Meyers did a message on thoughts and I got into that. And it made a lot of sense. The things that you see and hear are what you think of, it's what you are putting into your thoughts. Now I have to wean mysef from these Sy-Fy, Scary movies. If it ain't one thing it's another.

Yes, i always watch the news even if they are sometimes so morbid and gruesome. That way i am informed where it happened because maybe the killer being hunted might be near our place or the disease on the news is near our place.

God yes. i hate the news. so much stress in my life already. but now and then if nothing is on tv, i will be flipping through channels and end up seeing something i want to know the rest of and uuuggghhh, end up watching something really scarey in the news.