At some point in your life, you have most likely heard or experienced that bad news seems to get more spotlight and is much more emphasised than the good. For some reason, bad happenings are more often the topics of discussion. When compared to good things, bad news travels much faster. In this article, we discuss some of the ways bad news can travel and why.
Social media
If you use social media, you will most likely have visited these Facebook groups where people are given the opportunity to recount their dining and shopping experiences. In such forums, you are more likely to hear about bad experiences which bring harm to the service provider, rather than good stories. The reason for this may be aligned to the fact that good news is the norm and bad news is what shocks or captures attention. This is also backed by research which indicates that a significant number of consumers are more likely to report bad news about a service rather than good.
Company news
The fact that a company has made significant profits will reach the news headlines. With that said, reaction to such news is normally met with less or minimal engagement, as it is mainly business as usual. If, on the other hand, the same company declares that it made a loss or terminated a number of jobs, that will take the media by storm and would be a talking point for several days.
The main reason why bad news travels as fast is because it shocks us and the unexpected brings with it many talking points to achieve some level of clarity. On a more personal basis, we will all encounter some points in our life where we are faced with bad news. Such could include illness, a marital breakdown or a job loss. Such bad news is enough to turn your life upside down and will have an immediate effect on your body and mind. It will change the way you look at things and may alter your lifestyle completely. To pass through such negative periods, you will need to accept what happened. Neglecting to face your feelings will only postpone a problem which will crop up again and again. Attempting to avoid such emotions will only lead to more stress when compared to confronting the issue head-on.
In such situations when you are overwhelmed with bad news, one would need to set a plan of action aimed at turning around this predicament. Remember, bad moments and phases hit us all! The key to overcoming it is in how we react and adapt.
