Watching the news and reading the newspaper can increase your daily stress.
That’s why I’m not watching the candidates for vice president debate Thursday. I didn’t watch the first presidential debate either. Watching a few of the clips later will be enough.
I made up my mind months ago on who's going to get my presidential vote. The cutting remarks and deep criticisms that pour forth in the debates bother me. It doesn’t make me feel like the country is coming together to solve its significant and historic problems.
Andrew Weil, M.D., alternative health practitioner, recommends skipping the daily news because it ups a person’s stress level. He contends news is just about the latest murder and the latest war.
As a journalist, I found that difficult to swallow when I first read it. However, I think he has a good point.
When I had cable television installed early this year after years of going without it, I would turn on CNN and listen throughout the day. Hour after hour of "We're in the Situation Room…" was too much. I could feel my anxiety level go up.
Then they'd have dramatic news about what one candidate said, then the other's response.
That's why I'm sitting out the debates.
For you swing voters, I hope you find something helpful in the debates. They're aimed at you.
