00:00Why do we keep searching for such graphic images coming out of the Middle East, Ukraine, and other parts of the world?
00:06Experts now say those images could be having very real psychological impacts, and yet many of us keep seeking them out.
00:13Professor Roxanne Cohen-Silver with the University of California, Irvine, tells website insider her research indicates those who are bombarded with graphic imagery from the news and elsewhere
00:22can exhibit symptoms of acute stress like flashbacks and anxiety or even nightmares.
00:28She says those who are most profoundly affected or worried by those images are more likely to keep searching.
00:34Dr. Silver says those who identify with the victims are also more negatively impacted.
00:38She says after the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, gay Hispanic members of the community were consuming the most content.
00:45She says that can be a problem because it plays into making those targeted groups more afraid.
00:50The best course of action, she says, is to stay up to date on the latest news without clicking on the images.
00:58The best course of action was Bros.
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