You have experienced a ?vicarious
You have experienced a ?vicarious trauma.? It?s an incredibly helpless feeling to be miles away watching the disaster unfold on the news and not know where your loved ones are or whether they are safe.
~ You are a member of the media who had your own experience of this storm. In many cases your line of work put you in danger?far from your family and loved ones.
~ You watched the coverage of the disaster on television and were emotionally impacted by the startling array of visual images, stories, and situations you witnessed.
~ You have experienced an intense trauma in the past?a natural disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or flood, or a personal loss of some sort. In any case, the intensity of this hurricane may well have triggered your own feelings of loss.
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Carol McClelland, PhD, author of The Seasons of Change and Your Dream Career For Dummies, is a transition expert. She?s helped thousands of people get back on their feet after their lives have been turned upside down by natural disasters and personal losses, such as grief, illness, job change, relocation, and divorce.
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