The price you pay for following politics daily, constantly, is your mental health. New research from the University of Toronto published in the American Psychological Association Constant consumption of political information is linked to increased stress and deterioration of emotional well-being. The study's authors suggest that one preventive mechanism for this discomfort is to completely disconnect from current events, but that this also impacts motivation to participate in political activity. There is a trade-off between personal health and the demand for political awareness, explains the psychologist and researcher. Brett Ford In the study, a cost between “being well and doing good.”
