It’s much harder not to read about, watch, or consume content that makes us feel something, even if that something is pretty horrified. It may make more sense, then, why many people couldn't look away from Hilton’s self-harm live-stream. Research by Oosterwijk and Scrivner suggests that “general morbid curiosity appears to be a common behaviour and the trait has been found to be normally distributed in samples.” Another helpful (and science-backed) strategy is the Three Good Things exercise:Scan the past 12-24 hours for three good things. The more effort we put into focusing on the good things, the more positive sentiment we foster and the more power we wrestle away from the negative information we've been exposed to.