r/SomaticExperiencing • u/curioushealing- • 20h ago
Impact of seeing tragic accidents on the news
I’ve been noticing a lot of big feelings surrounding seeing the recent instance of the death at six flags, and just reflecting on how seeing some of these things triggers me a bit. I find myself thinking about how not only are the loved ones so deeply impacted, but the witnesses on the ride, the workers at the park, etc etc. This is a recent example of this, but I’ve experienced it with having any personal or media based exposure of “accident” based death or injury in other instances.
In thinking about the people hurt and impacted, I feel this intense feeling I can’t clearly identify along with so much fear of death and something like that happening to me. I get into almost a freeze state thinking that I have ridden roller coasters before and that I should never do it again, with the recent example. It’s such an unsettling, choking sensation in my throat and just awful.
Does anyone else experience this or relate in any way or have any insight of what might be helpful?