Firstly I’m not looking to start any political debates, there’s plenty of other subreddits devoted to that. However I find myself daily checking political news and it sends me into a full anxiety breakdown. The funny thing is it tends to be American politics that does it, yet I’m Australian and have no direct connection to America. I think it’s just seeing lies get spread and accepted as true by naive individuals or bad people committing crimes and going unpunished on such a large scale that it kills my hope for the future. Sometimes I wonder if it’s as bad as seems or it’s just because I’m exposing myself to the news and the fear mongering headlines they espouse on a daily basis.  I try to avoid them but they still show up on my main Reddit pages as suggested articles, next thing I know I click on it and then go down a rabbit hole of headlines predicting the worst and am left feeling shaky and scared.
Anyone else experience this? Any suggestions to help?

Note - I have intentionally not said which said of the political spectrum I fall on as I’m not looking for a political debate, just anxiety help