Why I dont like watching the news and a heart throbs death

I can add up to that, "a public school teacher died of sleep apnea?" he's still 30 and so young to die. he's my daughter's class adviser, a 6th grader. but the reason of his death is yet to be confirmed. some said it's heart attack, or because of nightmare. medical results said are to be read by doctors in the capital and it could be 3 days to a week before it gets confirmed. too sad, that if it's sleep apnea, we'll be more worried now with our son's sleeping problem.

I gave up on watching the news back in 2000. I got so tired of the news being so bad and depressing. Not only is it the factor of hearing about public figures dieing, but also the murders, rapes, thefts, fires, and so much more. I found that I was getting so depressed that I wasn't able to function well. I still get some news, but not the inundation that I had previously when my Mom would watch the news every day and night. I keep hoping that the newscasters will have a corner for "GOOD" news so everything isn't so dreary! But, apparently bad news sells...

lol i watch tv news once in the morning and later before going to bed at about 10pm, of course there are good as well as bad news, i never feel so much worried though. See our life is short we have to face karma one day or other
Thanks for this nice post. keep sharing, happy posting, cheers
ARUN

It was sad that Swayze died. I was never a big fan but I still think he gave a lot to so many people through his movies and his personal life.
I suppose I get a bit switched off to the bad news that I see and hear because it's not something that you'll have happen to you in real life. The odds are that you'll never have anything happen to you that will make the mainstream news, so there's no use worrying about it too much, but it's always good to be aware of what's going on.
My nan gets so worried about everybody being out on the roads because all she hears about is accidents. I try to tell her that people were probably 3 times more likely to be involved in a serious accident 40 years ago, but there's much more cars on the road these days.

Most news are sad.But if not for the new we will not know what is happening around us locally and world widely.We got no choice not to watch the news even we do hate heartbreaking events .

Yes my friend. Sometimes I hate watching the news. There are also times when I have to take a break from the bad news. I may go a week without watching it. Sometimes I just can't take any more bad news.

I feel as u do Bon, all u see is bad news & the saddest things ever, I do watch the news, i do like to know what is going on but most of the time it's bad. I know there has to be some good things happening, i guess they just don't talk about them. Have a great day.

I have mentioned to people how the celerbity are dropping like flies. Very strange. What is up with that? For at least since Katrina the weather everywhere is all wacky. It sure looks like the end times discribed in the Bible to me.

Hi ya bunnybon7

This really was sad news! My alarm clock went off this morning and the very first thing I heard was 'The Holywood star, Patrick Swayze has died'. I wasn't shocked because I knew he wasn't well but I still felt very sad that he had lost his battle against cancer and he was such a fighter. I always have the radio on so I catch short bulletins throughout the day because I do feel it is important to know what is going on in the world and just as important for my kids to have a little understanding too. I never watch the news on the tv though, it is just terrible sometimes. When my brother was out in Northern Ireland with the army when he was 17 I couldn't bare to listen to the news at all for fear I would hear something I didn't want to hear. I was only 16 at the time and was scared at the thought of losing my brother.

I don't watch the news as much as I used to because they are so selective in their coverage. We don't see the truth, just what they want us to see. They want us demoralized and hopeless so they don't give us anything beyond the depressing. The ACORN scandal is barely covered on the major networks, neither is anything that could be negative to the current administration.

It's better for my mood and outlook if I avoid the news! I still try to get some truth every day, though.

I'm sorry to lose Swayze. I remember watching his dad on Wild Kingdom when I was a child, I think that was his dad. Patrick was very talented and a wonderful person from what I hear.