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I’ve been addicted to the news since I was a kid. CNN, NPR, MSNBC — you name it. But two weeks ago, I decided to step back. Completely. I stopped watching the news.

Not because I don’t care. Not because I want to be uninformed. But because it was wrecking my mental health. Rage bait, endless cycles, the constant noise — it was turning me into someone I didn’t want to be. Angry. Reactive. Stuck.

In this video, I talk honestly about why I made the decision to stop consuming 24/7 news, how it’s changed me, and what I’m doing instead. We’re not talking about burying your head in the sand — we’re talking about reclaiming peace.

Let me know how YOU handle news consumption in the comments. And if this resonates with you, I’d be so grateful if you’d hit like, leave a comment, and subscribe. It helps a lot more than you know.

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MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
988 – 24/7 Crisis Support Line
https://psychologytoday.com – Find a therapist
https://nami.org – Mental health education & support
https://thementalhealthcoalition.org
If you're struggling, you're not alone. It's okay to not be okay.

LEAVE NO TRACE RESOURCES
https://lnt.org
https://www.recreateresponsibly.org
https://www.fs.usda.gov
https://www.nps.gov

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If you're new here, I’m Andy Neal. I make videos about hiking, mental health, outdoor accessibility, and living a full joyful life in my body. And I’ll continue doing that. Nothing about that changes.

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Filmed in Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon on a DJI Osmo Pocket 3.

YouTube Chapters
00:00 – Why I Stopped Watching the News
00:19 – I Was Addicted to Rage Bait
00:48 – Even "Good" News Sources Hurt Me
01:18 – My Lifelong Obsession With News
02:17 – Media Literacy is a Dying Art
02:59 – I Took Action and Changed My Feed
04:08 – This Doesn’t Mean Be Uninformed
04:46 – Therapy Helped Me Untangle the Mess
06:41 – Hate is Not the Answer
07:28 – So... What’s YOUR Relationship with the News?