Ukraine. Fear or war. Please help

[Lencoboy]

Are the Guardian and Daily Mail good sources also- I'm not sure if they fearmonger or have proper articles written by specialist journalists.

IMHO, The Guardian is generally OK, and so is the Independent, but I would personally beware of the Daily Mail, and The Sun.

As for the Daily Express, it is definitely one I would avoid like the plague when it comes to war subjects.

[Matthew1233]

IMHO, The Guardian is generally OK, and so is the Independent, but I would personally beware of the Daily Mail, and The Sun.

As for the Daily Express, it is definitely one I would avoid like the plague when it comes to war subjects.

Yes the Daily Express is horrible but I think the Star is even worse

[Anxle]

All news sources, even ones I agree with politically and respect the journalism of, have their own slants and their own agendas to get people to click their content. The Guardian's journalism I find usually pretty good, for example, but they're fans of shouty scary headlines sometimes. It's modern media - money's made by how many people you can get to click something.

But there is still a strand here of asking if you should believe things, and asking if you should be worried, in your line of questioning here. The issue is you're worrying about hypotheticals. The point is to stop constantly assessing how likely a situation is, as it's still pointless worry about a situation that isn't happening, and may never happen. They're all "what if's?", whether they have no chance, a slim chance, or a realistic chance.

The thing that's very difficult to appreciate is that worry that (say) a parcel you've sent will get lost in the post, or a world disagreement will spiral into WWIII, are the same line of faulty thinking, no matter that one has a pretty minor outcome and one has a very terrible one. They're both "what ifs". Worry is a behaviour. Worry is something you do. It serves no purposes. And it's something you can, with help and effort, choose not to do.

[Matthew1233]

All news sources, even ones I agree with politically and respect the journalism of, have their own slants and their own agendas to get people to click their content. The Guardian's journalism I find usually pretty good, for example, but they're fans of shouty scary headlines sometimes. It's modern media - money's made by how many people you can get to click something.

But there is still a strand here of asking if you should believe things, and asking if you should be worried, in your line of questioning here. The issue is you're worrying about hypotheticals. The point is to stop constantly assessing how likely a situation is, as it's still pointless worry about a situation that isn't happening, and may never happen. They're all "what if's?", whether they have no chance, a slim chance, or a realistic chance.

The thing that's very difficult to appreciate is that worry that (say) a parcel you've sent will get lost in the post, or a world disagreement will spiral into WWIII, are the same line of faulty thinking, no matter that one has a pretty minor outcome and one has a very terrible one. They're both "what ifs". Worry is a behaviour. Worry is something you do. It serves no purposes. And it's something you can, with help and effort, choose not to do.

I would like to talk to someone about my anxiety (have hypochondria too) but don't know where to begin

[Pamplemousse]

I would like to talk to someone about my anxiety (have hypochondria too) but don't know where to begin

Quite often your local GP practice will have a website and within that, a link where you can self-refer to mental health services. Mine certainly does.

You'll most likely end up being referred for CBT as it's cheap, and expect a wait between your initial consultation and your counselling sessions. Are you on any tablets for your anxiety?

[Pamplemousse]

All news sources, even ones I agree with politically and respect the journalism of, have their own slants and their own agendas to get people to click their content. The Guardian's journalism I find usually pretty good, for example, but they're fans of shouty scary headlines sometimes. It's modern media - money's made by how many people you can get to click something.

But there is still a strand here of asking if you should believe things, and asking if you should be worried, in your line of questioning here. The issue is you're worrying about hypotheticals. The point is to stop constantly assessing how likely a situation is, as it's still pointless worry about a situation that isn't happening, and may never happen. They're all "what if's?", whether they have no chance, a slim chance, or a realistic chance.

The thing that's very difficult to appreciate is that worry that (say) a parcel you've sent will get lost in the post, or a world disagreement will spiral into WWIII, are the same line of faulty thinking, no matter that one has a pretty minor outcome and one has a very terrible one. They're both "what ifs". Worry is a behaviour. Worry is something you do. It serves no purposes. And it's something you can, with help and effort, choose not to do.

Nail on head there - hypothetical over practical worry.

A good place for news is the bureaus themselves, like Reuters , PA or AFP.

[Anxle]

I would like to talk to someone about my anxiety (have hypochondria too) but don't know where to begin

If you're in England this is a good start - https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/adults/iapt/

[MyNameIsTerry]

Oh no... oh no... you realise how this and Covid have similar timelines? We'll have a nuclear war before the end of March!

Spot of magical thinking there, Frank. You link so many things up if you try hard enough. Before you know it your buying tin foil for a hat rather than wrapping your food in.

[MyNameIsTerry]

That was different, that time we weren't dealing with a ruthless superpower that could literally destroy us all!

No, but we were told by the media that NK, with their links to China, could trigger war and Trump was nuts enough to blow the earth up.

So, how is it different? You were panicking over all that too. This is why you need to put in the work Anxie has because it's so clear she has passed through it and learnt how it works. It's great to see people like that. She's talking to you guys as a therapist would and I agree with so much she has said. Read about anxiety, not your current theme of anxiety.

[Matthew1233]

Nail on head there - hypothetical over practical worry.

A good place for news is the bureaus themselves, like Reuters , PA or AFP.

On fluoxetine for about 5 years now never had cbt