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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
This.
#1 best thing I did for myself back in 2008-09 when I was suffering from clinical depression. The constant “the end of the world is nigh” crap pumping out of every radio, TV and newspaper outlet didn’t help. Neither did the internet feeds or constantly negative postings by people. I shut it all down and went on a serious exercise and meditation regimen which did wonders. The world didn’t end, the sun didn’t explode, there was no “new dark ages”, there was no rapture and things eventually got better.
Much of reality is self-fulfilling prophecies. If we think things are ok, they will tend to be. If we allow ourselves to be manipulated into thinking things are going to hell, we will tend to make choices that encourage that outcome. For one I choose realism with a tinge of optimism about our collective futures. The so-called “news” does nothing for us usually and most of it isn’t even news anyhow - it’s just sensationalist nonsense to draw indiscriminate rubes to the idiot box so they can be subjected to pickup truck and viagra ads.
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I did the same thing in 2010, I was very unhappy and was finding news and internet contributing to it.
I stopped watching news, stopped reading news online, stopped with forums and started exercising and living my life.
I am very close to doing to same thing all over again, it is tiresome to see nothing but negative news 24/7 everywhere.
I quit FB in 2010 too and all social media, which I found to be bothersome as well.
Commenting on OP. I am realistic, I know the chances of a active shooter in a movie theater is nil but I do the same as many here, I look over folks walking in, and look for an exit plan before the movie starts. I rarely go to the movies anymore so this is really not a huge deal for me.
Something that does bother me and again, I know the chances are very low, I cannot believe there has not been a terror attack on a theme park yet.
I know they all have put airport level security in before you even enter the complex except, if I were a screwed up individual, that would be the best place to detonate a bomb, or launch an attack right where everyone is congregated at the entrance to the security checkpoint.
This bothers me so much I have figured out other ways to enter the parks through lesser known side entrances where the security points are empty with few people going through.