The news that plays 24/7 is bad for my colon. Seriously. There is never anything good to report these days. It’s non-stop catastrophes, intolerance and hate. I don’t remember being this affected by the news, but it never used to be on all the time. Plus, I had a life then, before I was sick. Now, watching television is one of the few highlights of my day. The problem is even with many channels to choose from, there isn’t anything worth watching so I usually end up on the news channels. Not anymore. I have decided that I have had enough. Every time I watch the news I end up angry and stressed out. And that isn’t good for my health because I end up with a colitis flare.
Stress is a funny thing because the right kind of stress can be good for you. Meeting a deadline is an example of good stress. I call it motivation. Being bombarded with negative news reports is the wrong kind of stress. It eats away at me and I want to lash out. I have reached the point where I don’t even care about what is happening anywhere. All the disasters, all the murders, all the politicians spewing crap—I am becoming hardened to everything and I’m not sure that is good. When they showed the Chilean miners being rescued, I didn’t give a crap. In fact, I was mad because they broke into my television show to announce the rescue. I didn’t care. I am so sick of it all that I have put armor on to protect me, but the armor also tunes out the rare good news.
Do I have to be unfeeling to protect my health? Probably not, but it’s better then having a flare. I still care about people close to me; I’m just tired of sympathizing with strangers beamed into my living room every day and night.
Cheers and good health!
Colitis Chick
My Mad Colon
2 comments:
I have UC too and I hope you are feeling better! Stay strong.
Hi,
Thanks for the comment.
Best wishes to you!
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