Cindy Otis and How to Handle Disturbing News and Negative Content

I read and comment about a tweet thread from Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis), a former CIA Analyst and current author, on how to handle disturbing news and negative content. 

 

I also talk about how I deal with the news as well as Donald Trump, his awful administration, and his Republican enablers.

 

Here is Otis’ tweet thread. Her tips are capitalized in the show notes. 

 

Feel free to follow along!

https://twitter.com/CindyOtis_/status/1012488916178436096

 

Show notes:

-Who is Cindy Otis?

-What did she tweet?

-How we get our news

-The 24 hour channels

-The slow crawl towards authoritarianism

-What Republicans need to do

-Several risks to being overloaded with disturbing content:

-Complacency

-Paralysis (so much to do!)

-Crisis Perspective (using Trump and Kim Jong Un as an example)

-Depression/PTSD (being overwhelmed as an equivalent to stage four brain cancer)

-Listening to despair and people complaining

-What do we do?

-Do not ignore the news!

-Take action!

-Being in service of others

-Being connected to people you may not agree with

-Trump supporters and Long Island

-Finding common ground

-My Long Island accent

-Trump and walls

-Pink Floyd The Wall

-Accept your limits

-Exercising and rest

-Recharging

-Research before panicking

-The best way to do research

-Credible news sources

-Pundits and editorials

-Get Up and Move

-My daily news and non news rituals

-The all day news loop

-Exercising

-Set rules

-Using music, movies and books as an escape and inspiration

-Projecting yourself

-The theme of recharging

-Podcasts as an escape

-Avoid dark holes

-Beavis and Butthead

-ADD and activism

-You need fun

-Self care and self compassion

-Trump and Putin in Helsinki

-Howard Stern as an escape

-Back to my rituals

-Plans with friends

-Talk to someone

-Getting together with people in person

-In Conclusion, None of This Is Easy

-Stay informed

-Trump as an authoritarian

-Keeping balance

-Staying optimistic

-Stay active and recharge

-VOTE DEMOCRAT in November 2018!

-Trump’s enablers

-Plugs!

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