Unhappiness rarely announces itself. It doesn't always come with tears or a clear breaking point. More often, it arrives in patterns small, quiet shifts in behavior that are easy to rationalize and even easier to miss, both for the people around you and for yourself. Researchers studying mood disorders have long noted that behavioral changes…
The mental health toll of sustained exposure to crisis-driven media is not anecdotal. Research consistently links prolonged news consumption to elevated stress, worsening anxiety and diminished emotional resilience. For healthcare workers, students and the general public alike, the effect compounds over time, particularly when social media keeps the stream of distressing content moving without interruption…

