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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Is addiction to outrage a real thing and is it damaging our mental health?
 
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AMLOVINIT
Mar 30, 2016

green chicken feet posted:

When I was in a worse place in my life, I used to get a lot angrier about things I read online. Now that I'm satisfied with my own direction in life I can read the same things but not get affected to the same degree.

I wonder if this is a pattern with people, that the more unhappy you are with your own life, the more likely you are to get really worked up about news articles and allow them to increase your unhappiness.

Absolutely.

If you're quite happy with your life you tend to be positive and see the good rather than the bad more often.
If you're life is not that great, pessimism enters the frame and put a dark tint to your world-view.

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