When doom scrolling leads to actual harm
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For 8 months, images and videos of the carnage in Gaza have been flooding social media. They give a powerful view of what's happening to Palestinians on the ground – but they also have the potential to cause vicarious trauma. Today – what is vicarious trauma, and why doomscrolling doesn't help.
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