News is part of everyday life for many of us. But for some it’s a vice. An addiction to news can have clear mental health impacts, researchers now say. Is complete abstinence the only way out for doomscrolling junkies? — dpa
BERLIN: War reports, news on devastating forest fires, coronavirus updates and the latest figures in inflation and rising energy prices – every day we are pelted with bad news.
One notification is about a potential China-Taiwan conflict, the next is on a serious traffic accident in our own neighbourhood, and in between a breaking news item pops up.
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