If you can’t bring yourself to engage with the news right now, you’re not alone.
Recent research found that 46% of Brits are regularly avoiding it – with many saying news has a negative effect on their mood.
In the past few years, the news cycle seems to have turned into a constantly-spinning black hole of negative headlines – especially in the world of politics.
First Brexit, then the pandemic and a Tory leadership battle that resulted in not only the crashing of the pound, but also a U-turn on the energy price guarantee.
‘In recent weeks and months, there has been a rollercoaster of political news in the UK,’ Amanda Wright, a health expert at Brandrated, tells Metro.co.uk.