Date uploaded: 2023-10-10 21:11:15
Much of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis is unfolding on social media, with videos from the region showing the horrors on both sides of the conflict.
So how should people balance their desire to get the news on the war in Gaza, the whole story, with their mental health as videos display things they can't unsee?
Experts say it’s important to be mindful of your mental health when your feed shows graphic content.
"It's a really fine line, between taking care of yourself and protecting yourself from witnessing just this depraved violence and this evil," says Rabbi Elaine Glickman, assistant executive director of Women’s Rabbinic Network. "And yet, the importance of not looking away and the importance of bearing witness."
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