Social Media Triggers

[Grace360]

I hate it. And its not realistic for me for me to just take a break from it. I need some of it for work. I need distraction as well to not have panic attacks all the time. So I was just listening to music. About to do something for work before I go. Then suddenly from Snap, "man dies of covid mid flight!". Just popped up in my notifications. I just, I hate it here. I'm trying to not think about it as much and convince myself I'm fine. But of course that's hard when according to Daily Mail, everyone just drops dead from it.

 

[bin_tenn]

Well, for one, Daily Mail is known for fear mongering and skeptical information. Two, how you react to your triggers *can* change, but that's entirely up to you. Once you learn how to appropriately react (or not react) to triggers, anxiety because a bit easier to manage.

 

[Iugrad91]

I know on some social media platforms there are ways to block certain words and phrases. You can do that on Twitter. Block covid or coronavirus and you won’t see anything containing those words. If you can’t avoid it altogether maybe blocking certain words or phrases, or news outlets all together, would help.

 

[Cuchculan]

Maybe even block certain new stations and papers that you might follow on social media. I only follow one or two. Others I could not be bothered with at all. Because I don't believe half the stuff they post.