Man Who Binge Watches News Wonders why He's Depressed

BABBLERS PRESS - A local man who can't seem to get enough of the latest world headlines is troubled by a dark cloud that seems to be hanging over his head.

"It's not a literal cloud but it has the same effect," the man said. "There's a darkness looming over me and I can't seem to get rid of it. I spend hours everyday consuming news on TV and online and yet I don't feel any better."

A local psychologist said the man's depression may be partially due to the fact that the average news story coming out of major media outlets is generally negative in nature. "There's isn't much positive news," she said. "The focus tends to be on  serious issues like murders, terrorist attacks or threats of attacks, mass shootings, problems with the economy or tweets by Donald Trump." 

Meanwhile, the man said if things don't change with respect to his dismal mood he may have to switch from watching news to something a little less depressing such as horror movies, unsolved murder mysteries, or documentaries about how the planet is gradually being destroyed by global warming. 

"If that doesn't work I may try reading the bible," he said. "I think there's a book in there called Lamentations or something. I'll probably start with that one."