I am upset because my husband is watching the news 24/7, and he's not doing well mentally. I told him he needs distractions, yet he keeps watching the news all day long, which I believe is worsening his mental state.

I, myself, am taking long breaks from the news in order to maintain my sanity and to stay grounded. I am listening to relaxing ocean waves on Youtube with my headphones, I am watching meditative videos on my TV screen, I am listening to uplifting music, I am reaching out to friends, and I am doing anything to help myself to feel OK and stable.

But my husband? He's drowning in all of this and it's very upsetting. If I mention it to him, he gets more upset.

I know we all have our own ways of coping, but I feel he's not even trying to help himself, and any suggestion I make, he brushes it off by telling me we need to stay current on the news. It's maddening to me because the news is making him more and more anxious and more depressed!!!!

There's nothing I can do to help him. He wants to watch the news 24/7 and I am blocking it out in order to get my work done at home. I'm working full time, and he's only partially working now.

I am concerned that too much togetherness may harm us. We’re on top of each other while he’s at home doing nothing except watch the news and while I’m trying to work.

Argh.

How are people coping with all of this???