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

FROM THE PUBLISHER: I read the news and then cannot concentrate for the whole day. It seems everything is fine, I am safe, but emotions are overwhelming. Anxiety, pain, guilt. Why is this happening? Clinical psychologist and host of stress reduction programs, Galina Petrova, explains: accounts of eyewitnesses, videos of disasters, and reports of deaths affect us, even though we are not direct participants in the events. We suffer from witness trauma. This book will help you understand what is happening to you and learn how to cope with the flow of emotions. You will learn: • how to regulate negative emotions without suppressing them; • why scrolling through the feed does not help to distract; • what to do if you need to gather your thoughts quickly while anxiety does not subside; • when it is better to seek help from a specialist. REVIEW: «A book that is important for everyone right now. It will help you not to succumb to emotional contagion, to separate your emotions and feelings from those of other people who have found themselves in difficult, and sometimes monstrous life circumstances. To remain compassionate and empathetic, but not to let heavy feelings consume you». — Olga Berg, integrative psychologist, author of the book «Journey to the Center of Yourself» and the gratitude journal «Seize the Day»