How do you deal with the news?

Social media showed me some news, which I purposely avoid because I get very scared or unwell by watching the news and it’s not good for me. when I get unwell, i feel as if the news and tv are talking to me and threatening me, or giving me hidden messages etc. and it gets really out of hand. how do you all deal with the news when it comes up unwillingly? I think of deactivating social media for this very reason, but I also do never meet or talk to people other than online.