![]() What Langstrom describes is a collective trauma, according to Roxane Cohen Silver of the University of California, Irvine. "I'm not a soldier, but you know, at this point we've experienced people dying." "When I think of trauma, I more imagine one of these brave young men that go over to Afghanistan and they're driving a Humvee and it gets blown up," Langstrom said. Shots - Health News Another booster? A vaccine for omicron? Here's what could be next for COVID vaccines "And I think the idea of trauma helps people to understand that, no, this is something that is happening to me and how I'm responding is a natural response." "I think for a lot of people, the idea of having a mental health challenge is there's something inside of me that's wrong," he said. Hoggan's pandemic experience carries no violence and there have been no explosions or assault, which is why she has a hard time calling it trauma.īut Arthur Evans, CEO of the American Psychological Association (APA), says viewing the world as unsafe can be a symptom of trauma. Her husband and college-age daughter both wear masks at home and have to be extremely careful about who they see and what they do. Hoggan works from home, rarely leaves the house, and when she does, it's incredibly stressful. "And I wonder if I'm ever able to be out safely again and be normal and go out to a store. Like, my heart rate is through the roof when I'm out for anything," she said. ![]()
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