Bad News Sells

It can also hurt our health

Shefali O'Hara

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Photo by NOAA on Unsplash

One of the first things I started to do when I got cancer back in 2004 was to stop watching the news and start watching I Love Lucy re-runs.

There was a reason for this.

I realized if I was going to deal with my disease, I needed to be in a positive state of mind. And as research has shown, watching the news too much can affect our mental

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Shefali O'Hara

Cancer survivor, writer, engineer. BSEE from MIT, MSEE, and MA in history. Love nature, animals, books, art, and interesting discussions.