Witness Trauma. Why I Feel Bad from What I See and How to Deal with It

I read the news and then can’t focus the whole day. Everything seems fine—I’m safe—but emotions are running wild: anxiety, pain, a sense of guilt. Why is this happening? Clinical psychologist and host of a stress-reduction program, Galina Petrakova, explains that stories from eyewitnesses, videos of disasters, and reports of people’s deaths affect us even though we are not direct participants in the events. We become traumatized as witnesses. This book will help you understand what’s happening to you and learn how to cope with the flood of emotions. You will learn:
• how to regulate negative emotions without suppressing them;
• why scrolling through the feed doesn’t actually help you stop thinking;
• what to do if you need to gather your thoughts urgently but anxiety doesn’t subside;
• when it’s better to seek help from a specialist.