Monica Lewinsky Avoids News Notifications Due to Scandal-Related Anxiety
By
Elana Klein
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Summary
Monica Lewinsky discusses her deliberate avoidance of news alerts and notifications, stemming from the trauma of being at the center of a political scandal at age 24. She describes the anxiety of missing calls and fearing legal developments, which led her to never become a "notifications person." Now a writer and anti-bullying activist, she uses social media but protects her nervous system by opting out of alerts.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIn the first handful of years, when there was still legal stuff happening, I would panic if I was away from my phone and I had a lot of missed calls.
I would think, Oh, I've been indicted, or something's happened.
never been a notifications person
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