Yes, Vicarious Trauma is a Thing
How you and your children can cope with media images of traumatic events
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6 min readOct 19, 2023
Exposure to news and personal stories detailing traumatic events batters our emotional reserves. Whether conversing with a disaster victim or witnessing horrific images on social media or TV, our nervous system kicks in and suddenly, we find ourselves feeling anxious or disgusted or…
