Is anyone's mental health affected by simply reading about the horrors of October 7th

I think the bet way to tackle things like this is simply to not take your life for granted. Focus on what you want from the life that has been given to you, then do what is needed to achieve it. The small stuff doesn't matter. Acknowledge when you're making excuses. Don't waste what others do not have.

Many are time and money poor. But if you are not, see where you can make a difference.

You should avoid reading the DailyFail which, as @Hellers beautifully put it, "revel in the gory details to a disgusting degree", besides the fact that their "journalism" -if you can call it that- leaves a lot to be desired.

Look up "Atrocity Propaganda".

What happened on October 7th was horrific but I am also horrified by the deaths of civilians in Gaza and Israel cutting civilians off from water, fuel, food and medicine. I don't know how you can empathise with one community and not the other.

I don’t read it. It’s horrific and it’s always men. It makes me angry that they think it will solve anything.
It’s why I love horror films but hate stupid gore films like Saw. You can bet some evil saddo has inflicted similar on someone somewhere.

Im more affected by the news pictures coming out of gaza, not because it worse but because the sheer numbers are unimaginable. The horror there is unimaginable. I feel guilty sitting in my nice cozy house and sleeping in my bed whilst thousands are dying and lying injured. And that's just the little children.

I have to say it affected me for a good two weeks afterwards. It shook me to the core, like the twin towers back in 2001.
I've had to stay off news sites and Twitter and that's helped. I stopped reading the DM years ago as they revel in the gory details to a disgusting degree.

Not sure about where to go to express disgust but if I see or read horrible stories or sad stories/news I try and steer clear of news outlets/social media etc. Or search different stuff so my threads Fill up with nicer things. Fill your time with happy news, comedies, books