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Readers describe relief after cutting back on news consumption
Original: ‘I can breathe again’. Readers share their experiences of a more balanced media diet https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.
Readers of Positive News have been sharing their experiences of cutting back on doomscrolling and adopting a more balanced media diet. Many describe a sense of relief, with one summing it up as 'I can breathe again'. Their accounts suggest that stepping away from a constant stream of negative headlines has improved their mood and mental wellbeing.
Why now: Growing public concern about the mental health effects of constant negative news is driving interest in healthier media habits.
Evidence
- ‘I can breathe again’. Readers share their experiences of a more balanced media diet https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.posi tive.news/society/media/readers-share-their-experiences-of-a-more-balanced-media-diet/ · positive.news@web.brid.gy · 2
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