The choice to hit play and watch the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols has been a hard one for many people.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The choice to hit play and watch the beating of Tyre Nichols has been a hard one for many people. Others don't feel like they have a choice in the matter and they need to watch the video. Regardless of the choice they make, mental health professionals say the trauma associated is very real.
Dr. Lauren Downey, clinical director of the Trauma-Informed Counseling Center in Kentucky, says there has not been a lot of time for people to process because people might be experiencing various forms of trauma like historical, generational, racial and vicarious trauma. "That question really involves, you know, what are people's individual goals for themselves emotionally and mentally? Obviously, we all want to be mentally well and healthy and feel joy and happiness. And with some of the stuff that the U.S. and just the world has gone through over the last few years has been really, really difficult,” she said.
He’s choosing to use his feelings about what he saw as a reminder of the work that still needs to be done as a society and in Lexington.
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