We're all doomed!
- 17 Jan 07, 11:35 AM
Now you probably think, by now, that you've got the measure of Ouch's weblog. We're just here to find the most far-fetched news stories concerning disability, and then do nothing but point and laugh. Well, that's not true. We are the 主播大秀, after all, and therefore we exist for good, sound public service reasons: like warning anybody with mental health problems - particularly paranoia and bipolar disorder, but slso if you're on mood stabilising drugs of any sort - that today might be a day when it's best to avoid looking at the newspaper front pages. Any of them, in fact. Just don't.
Frankly, it's "WE'RE ALL DOOMED! DOOMED, I SAY!" territory across the tabloids and broadsheets, driven by the fact that the Doomsday Clock, which for 60 years has shown how close the world is to nuclear disaster - yes, you read right, that's nuclear disaster! - will today have its to show that we are facing the gravest threat of Armageddon - that's Armageddon, folks! - in 20 years, thanks to factors such as international terrorism, continuing instability in the Middle East, and more nations seeking to equip themselves with nuclear deterrents. Cheerful stuff, innit?
So a selection of Wednesday's headlines include:
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But even this isn't enough for some newspapers, and they have to bring the doom and gloom element into play for other stories. So when the Daily Mail recently reported on a new gene test to predict a person's risk of getting cancer, heart disease or Alzheimer's, they titled it , whilst ClickPress began the year with . There was even .
There is a serious underlying point to this humorous look round the newspaper front pages, though. Headlines like these probably scare a fair few of us, but what is their effect on people with certain specific mental health problems? Have you had personal experience of this? As ever, let us know in the comments.
Comments
Oh my god. Which combination of meds is gonna block all this out? Any suggestions much appreciated. Please. Help. Me.
i think its wrong for newspapers to go round scaring people like this,its not right.i will definatly avoid reading newspapers because it will make me feel really down and scared reading all those things.
I am not depressive or highly strung, but when the 1984 Miners' strike was raging, I dreamt that the police, members of the government and other public figures were all rushing out of the TV screen, to get me!
Does this mean that I am bi-polar, depressive or just a concerned citizen worried for the country?
Anthea.
>> There is a serious underlying point to this humorous look round the newspaper front pages, though. Headlines like these probably scare a fair few of us, but what is their effect on people with certain specific mental health problems? Have you had personal experience of this? As ever, let us know in the comments.
YES! When confronted by every born-again christian I know! They are retching, sorry, wrenching (you know - making quick sudden motions of ecstasy) each time they read something that might bring them closer to the rupture - sorry, I meant, the rapture.
Laughing out loud! :-)