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 ...

Thanks to social media, news reports and violent images that bombard us at all hours, we often experience what experts call vicarious trauma when a horrific event occurs ― like the Russian invasion of ...

Vicarious trauma occurs when a person experiences emotional distress after being repeatedly exposed to the pain, suffering, or trauma of others, even if they were not directly involved. It is often ...

From violent scenes depicted through conduits like the Internet, movies, news, or social media, to the traumatic experiences related to us by friends, co-workers, and family, such experiences can ...

In professions requiring emotional investment and exposure to others’ struggles, terms like compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma often come up. While these conditions share some similarities, they ...