tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940417678192492037.post6694613147848474881..comments2023-05-16T09:51:19.356+01:00Comments on Vivre Sa Vie : Guys - are we the only sane ones?! Vivre Sa Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968916150096947866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940417678192492037.post-40225924833979205472012-10-08T18:30:03.019+01:002012-10-08T18:30:03.019+01:00Thanks Cath! The space debris thing is hilarious -...Thanks Cath! The space debris thing is hilarious - one more potential death threat to add to the list!<br /><br /> You are so right about the information overload - every time I open the newspaper I read about all these tragic, terrible events that have happened to people all around the world, and I think if you are sensitive, as you say, it's hard to just ignore that - it all gets stored up somewhere in our amygdala and waits there like a time bomb until the next anxiety attack.<br /><br />I actually tried to not read newspapers for a while to try to lessen my anxiety (on my psychiatrist's orders) but sadly I sort of need to be abreast of current affairs for my job, so that didn't really work out. Sigh. <br /><br />Okay, I'm off now but will check the sky for space debris!<br /><br />V x<br /><br />Vivre Sa Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968916150096947866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940417678192492037.post-57468121283715236072012-10-06T10:18:04.233+01:002012-10-06T10:18:04.233+01:00Hello Viv, lovely blog by the way. Just clicked on...Hello Viv, lovely blog by the way. Just clicked on the link to 'the optimism bias' and noticed that most read article in Guardian Science over last 24 hours is 'how dangerous is space debris'?!!! <br />It reminded me of something I read recently which talked about how in today's society we are more aware than ever of the risks attached to our actions because of the sheer amount of information we are being bombarded with all the time! It's therefore hardly surprising that us sensitive intelligent souls feel a bit freaked out now and then and our thinking becomes overly threat focused. <br />So yes, maybe instead of being diagnosed as anxious we should be regaled as people who have a fully informed view of risk, here's to hoping I don't get struck down by a rogue bit of space debris today! Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731798403465041733noreply@blogger.com