Coping with the news of today and the world around us
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Technology and the Internet have changed the way we receive and react to news. At one time, people turned on their television set or opened a newspaper to find out what was happening in the world. Now news reaches us at lightning speed through the Internet. You can get news on the go from around the world via mobile devices almost at the time it is happening. With such easy accessibility, there's 24-hour access to events locally, nationally and internationally. Is this a positive or a negative? After all, it's important to know what's going on in the world, but have you ever wondered what impact news, especially bad news, can have on your mental health?
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Five tips for coping with bad news from around the world
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Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the bad news you read about online and hear about on the radio and television? Round-the-clock news has never been so easy to access as it is today. It's important to be informed, but being exposed to so much bad news isn't good for your mental health.
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