Watching scary stuff and effects my anxious mind

[Jamescrider]

I figured out while going through anxiety and impending doom feelings like if I'm watching something that is scary or it doesn't got to necessarily be scary it can be something that doesn't agree with my anxious mind and it puts me in a bad mood depressed mood and fearful mood has anyone dealt with this before.

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Yes, our brains are way more sensitive to things like that.

[Kasra_]

yes exactly

[Jamescrider]

I hate it alot

[Dolphin14]

I don't watch the need for that reason. When something bad happens they are in your fave with it. Constant repetition of something bad.

I prefer to read the news. I read once and done.

Just shut it off if it bothers you.

[Lm92]

Yes, I have issues with that too. Certain things set off my anxiety. It's like in the moment, I can usually watch it and think I'm fine, but then I'll wake up in the middle of the night in the midst of pure panic and then I can't get back to sleep until I see daylight outside. I feel so foolish that I"m nearly 40 and still afraid of the dark, but you are not alone at all.

[Jamescrider in reply to Lm92]

I understand I never used to be afraid of the dark it's just anxiety doing that it just feels like a huge nightmare at night for me