'Helicopter brain' could be making you feel sick: How to spot it

What BBN said about it

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe neurologist says that endless scroll of bad news is linked to higher anxiety and psychological distress, and helicopter brain is the spinning, queasy feeling that can come with it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSpinning, like a rotor.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentExactly. I spent twenty years in war zones, Hank, and I never once felt that sick, but I also never had a notification badge.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe good news is that it's spottable and preventable, which means you can catch it early and, apparently, you can simply put the phone down.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPut it down. On a news channel.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI know. We're a network telling you to look away, and I just checked my phone twice during that sentence.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLola, did you actually check it?

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentA man behind me just held up his phone and asked if I wanted to see the weather, and I said yes.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentMy brain is a helicopter, Hank.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLand it safely, Lola. Chip, you wanted a rating for this whole block.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree rest stops, and Chip, you're the one we pulled over for.