TV Hurts

[Smile it's just me]

My hearts aches as my tears flow...


Does anyone else get like that when watching TV?
I know it sound silly, but sometime (as now) I will be watching something and if the actor or news subject shows someone in pain...I hurt, I hurt so bad

I guess too much TV is bad for you...:icon_frown:

[Miss Hepburn]

I felt the same today when I finally saw 'Woman in Gold'...
I cried thru the whole thing!

[Smile it's just me]

Thanks for the warning...I'll wait till it comes on DVD.

I feel so ridiculous some times....I tend to watch stuff alone, it get so bad. At times I just ball like a baby. Funny thing is, I don't consider my self a wimp by any means...I just hurt when others hurt, even if I KNOW it is acting. What's up with that????

[Deepsoul]

I gave up TV a year ago and dont miss it one bit ,Id rather be the actor in my own life................LOl........And i get enough David attenbourough in my own natural world..............I dont think we are meant to be exposed to drama all the time its not healthy

[Lumen]

I no longer watch television either.

I find it's bad for my soul because it involves a lot of egoic thinking, violence and creates unrealistic filtered versions of reality.

[Smile it's just me]

Giving up on TV sounds nice...and I suppose that I could drop the unnecessary movies, but due to my community, and political involvements news is something I need to keep abreast on.

[birds]

Yes, lately it's been that way for me. I knew someone else that felt that way awhile back.

[Smile it's just me]

I can understand when I pick up on other people's pain but this is TV ... they are acting, now perhaps the type of scene they are playing is something that effect real people (this particular scene was a military wife receiving her dead husband's body after decades of missing in action)...am I feeling all of those people's pain? Is that why it's so intense?

[LadyMay]

I go through my stages with tv. Sometimes I can't stand it at all, other times it has absolutely no affect.

The waves come and go with my purgings and inner clearings.

[soulnymph]

TV sucks

:)

[celest]

TV is just a tool and when used properly it can be beneficial.

[Lorelyen]

My hearts aches as my tears flow...


Does anyone else get like that when watching TV?
I know it sound silly, but sometime (as now) I will be watching something and if the actor or news subject shows someone in pain...I hurt, I hurt so bad

I guess too much TV is bad for you...:icon_frown:

If you're talking about movies and documentaries, you have to remember you're experiencing situations through someone else's eyes. You're also experiencing them at a distance and as a voyeur. Even so, there will be bits of others' imaginings that touch deep. No different from reading a book except that with film you have to suspend your imagination.

So it is with me. News stories - particularly with children being hurt, abused, murdered brings tear to my eyes. I shudder at the human condition sometimes. Incredulous. But it hurts and it double hurts because I can do nothing about a particular case.

(Then I hurt even more when I come on here and encounter tripe about how we should forgive everyone - as if we're gods appointed to mete out absolution. No, I can't do that.)

Movies - rarely watch them. If I'm socially expected to do so as someone's guest, frinstance, and I don't like it, I'll excuse myself and turn to my laptop or find something else to do around the place. Thankfully most of my associates are of the same ilk and we wouldn't expect each other to watch TV: someone else's choice of syndicated imagination with all its warts and aberrations!!

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[luntrusreality]

I LOVE NETFLIX !
But it is a time sink...

[Smile it's just me]

Thank you all for your responses.
TV can be a source of useful information, but I am finding more so lately that it is a pain, emotional and mentally frustrating.

Lorelyn~ Thanks for sharing...at least I am not alone in my tears. And I too tend to excuse myself when someone is watching something that just doesn't sit well with me.

Luntrusreality~ My husband loves NETFLIX also!

[Lucyan28]

Yes, I saw the other day a war movie, it was awful, I was experiencing those feelings in my stomach, I felt so vulnerable.

Then I realized I've connected with the characters and the story of the movie in a deep level, It is like going to a 4D cinema but so much better.

[Lucyan28]

I LOVE NETFLIX !
But it is a time sink...

me too I love netflix Luntrus, but then again if we enjoyed the time, then it is not time wasted :hug2:

[blackraven]

My hearts aches as my tears flow...


Does anyone else get like that when watching TV?
I know it sound silly, but sometime (as now) I will be watching something and if the actor or news subject shows someone in pain...I hurt, I hurt so bad

I guess too much TV is bad for you...:icon_frown:

Smile - I especially can't handle the infomercials about animals being abused. I fall apart. I change the channel immediately. I guess not facing the reality of it may make me appear to be indifferent. But the extreme opposite is the case.

There is a lot of violence and sadness on TV. You have the right to turn the channel or turn it off at any time. I try to avoid watching TV programs that have a lot of violence in them like Criminal Mind because humans acting evil just disturbs me too much. You're not alone.

I also tear up when I'm driving and an ambulance drives by with its siren on.

[Belle]

The fact that I react with emotion reminds me that I am a person with an emotional side.

[Smile it's just me]

BLACKRAVEN~ THANK YOU!

I can't handle those informercials about those poor animals either and just have to turn it!

I use to live down the road from a hospital and would have to hear the ambulance constantly...it was just too much for me, I would have seizures because I was so upset all the time...now I live on Molokai, HI. and it is very peaceful....Haven't had a seizure in years...But when an ambulance does come up here I get that deep feeling and have to hold back the tears.

[Smile it's just me]

LUCYAN28 ~ I have to admit though...being able to tune-in to the actors emotions can be fun during a comedy! I sometime wonder what my neighbors must think when I just bust out laughing in the middle of the night.

[Smile it's just me]

BELLE ~ A very good thing to remember in deed! Thank you.

[Emmalevine]

I don't watch a lot of Tv and am very careful about what I do watch. I enjoy comedies and see a lot of value in those. I also like nature docs and inspirational shows. I never watch soaps (ugh) or horror and I very rarely watch drama as I get too upset by things.

[Smile it's just me]

Thank you Starbuck, I guess what I am getting from this thread is that it is natural for people to feel this way and that to prevent an overload of emotions I should just be more selective as to what I choose to watch.

[Emmalevine]

Yes absolutely, before I was more aware of my reactions I used to have to cry during and after literally everything and it was exhausting. Even after shows I didn't think upset me at the time I'd have pent up energy from empathising with the characters so I would have to release through crying it out. I spent years being obsessed with the X Files and before that in childhood I'd always have some show I was hooked on and it mustve totally depleted every reserve in my body and no doubt contributed to the chronic ill health I have now. Tv is a good tool as someone said and I love watching stuff that lifts me I.e One Foot in the Grave is very healing for me due to its black humour, and stuff that inspires like Highway to Heaven, but the news and anything that drags me down is a no no.

[Smile it's just me]

Thanks Starbuck :D