Hi. And welcome. Yes, that is life, but maybe we need to take the rough with the smooth. Treat the good and the bad the same way and not be moved by them. A tall order? Maybe, but that is what recovery means. In anxiety (GAD) we tend to fasten on to any negative thought or emotion. It's as if nothing else exists outside our pain. Prolonged stress will inevitably lead to anxiety, well in most sensitive people which anxiety sufferers usually are. Life can be a series of obstacles, as if having jumped over one others lie ahead. But it is not something we 'have to put up with'. Not by any means. Many recover from anxiety and begin their lives again. But if we treat anxiety as an enemy to be got rid of we lose valuable learning experience. Yes, anxiety can be a friend as well as an apparent enemy. It can teach us what is wrong in our lives that has brought about this problem. For anxiety to exist there must be conflict in the mind. Conflict creates stress and the cycle of fear/anxiety/fear begins. Taking it all as it comes without reacting with fear is the answer. Total acceptance is still the key to recovery.
Welcome to the forum. I too avoid the news. I tend to just read articles online where I can pick and choose what I look at rather than watching it on TV. I hope you enjoy being here xx