Here's How to Deal With Trauma from the News Cycle
Already have an account? Photo: Westend61/Getty Images Whether it’s yet another video of a police altercation gone wrong or alerts about the latest mass shooting, we face a seemingly unrelenting deluge of disturbing news in our media feeds, timelines, and DMs on a daily basis. And it’s wearing us down. About two-thirds of Americans say they’re worn out by the amount of news that’s coming at them, according to a Pew Research Center study. The 24-hour news cycle is not just exhausting; it can be traumatic—so much so that researchers believe watching violent videos causes symptoms of ...