How do you deal with the day to day influx of bad things happening in the world? I find singing helps me. I also try to minimize my accessing news. What are your coping skills?
don't watch tv or read newspapers. very therapeutic
I don't have any problem coping with the world around me, so I have no need to distract my attention.
I don't want to stop watching the news. I do try to have variety in the news that I consume, though. I really don't want to become cynical and stop paying attention just because it's difficult. For example, I'm pretty stressed out about net neutrality at the moment. But to your question...
I've been binge playing an app game, binge watching PBS dramas, and reading.