Is it normal to think i have ptsd from education and news exposure ?

I've become terribly cautious and not trusting of people in general. I've not faced any life threats to me. But, I've vicariously been exposed to so much cruelty and violence through education and media exposure that I swear it all installed a sense of caution in my head. I can distract myself every day from it. But, its there anyways. I seem to be reminded again and again that the bad stuff in the wold really is the default. Good stuff is just lucky, or chance. Its not a given. I think I've got PTSD from the acquisition of knowledge. I kind of want to delete what I've learned. I just can't trust any surface faces on people. I think to myself, what's the scam here? Because I have caught a few of them which helped protect me. It's such a dark and disturbing world if you actually think about it, which I suggest you all don't do! But, do beware and read the fine print on everything.

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  • reminiscent

    might i suggest not watching or reading the news? and maybe seek a professional.
    while yes you shouldnt trust everything you see i think your going a bit extreme.

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    • Dropping the news? For my own mental health? Yes. Goodbye news. Rubbish! Just going to go local on 'news'. If its amongst my friends, its news. If it happens somewhere else? No affect to me directly? Its not news. Professional help isn't a bad idea. PTSD is like an infection.

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  • GiveMeAFuckingNameAlready!

    Trusting Fox news is your first mistake.

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    • I'm not that stupid, lol. Faux News. Absurd 'news'.

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  • Avant-Garde

    Try laying off on the news. Also if you're living in America, it's imperative to know that the mainstream media is being censored, over dramatised and falsified at times. It's best to get the news from a foreign or independent source that's credible. BBC World News is a good example.

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    • True that. But, even the BBC exists to sell ad space. Everyday people make better real world journalists. I am doing as you say. I am unhinging away from media. Kind of saying bye bye to it. That advice flies in the face of every single teacher I've ever had.

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      • notaterrorist

        there's no advertising on the BBC, it's paid for by the tv licence fee in the UK. but it's still biased to make the UK and USA look like the good guys

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        • I totally forgot this. In the UK they have much more strict guidelines on ads. The BBC in the UK is a bit like PBS in the USA. But, the BBC produces stuff that a lot more people around the world watch, like Doctor Who.

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  • NegativeGamer444

    its normal, but just ignore it

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    • I like that. Ignorance is bliss.

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  • Arm0se

    Yes, but not to that extent.

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  • OnionKnight

    You have anxiety, not PTSD.

    I know this because I was just like you. The news scaring the shit out of me. Too afraid to do anything.

    If you have been in extreme combat situations like a war or something, then you would have PTSD. Bullets whizzing past your head, watching your friends die, having to kill other people, stuff like that.

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  • Lies

    I wouldn't call it ptsd you are just aware how awful human beings are

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    • Sad but true. I was thinking PTSD because it does bother me. What I see will haunt my mind. Too sensitive? Pathetic? The good news is that there are some decent people out there in the world. Mysteriously unexplainable, but its possible to feel if someone has a good aura or not.
      The rest are like apocalyptic zombies.

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  • heckleBucker

    Watch naked news on the Internet. Everyone is naked. Just google "Naked News".

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    • That's worth a look see. Humor, I like this.

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  • postmanlover

    you could have a differnt mental disorder for getting mentally scared that easily

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    • Yet I can watch a scary fictional movie and feel fine. Its the real world horrors that disappoint me to no end. Just knowing that such bad things are happening like every 3 seconds somewhere out there really can bug me. But, fortunately I'm busy enough to forget this knowledge. Fortunately. As they say, distraction and ignorance is bliss.

      I'm truly sick of sensationalist media that splatters their idea of news with exhaustive violence.

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      • postmanlover

        yeah i've seen a lot of distrubing things that people send me like live leak, it's really depressing.

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  • despuit

    America! A land of fear propaganda, corrupt politicians, and the unfair allocation of wealth. If you're lucky to be born into an elite family maybe you'll receive some good founded education and health care. Other wise perpare your ass to be raped by a life time of segregation.

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