The Brief

PHOENIX - Protecting yourself from the mental effects of consuming graphic content may involve turning off your phone more often, but mental health professionals say that's not always possible. Processing how seeing violence and graphic imagery affects you long-term is critical.

What they're saying:

"I saw that video. It was gut-wrenching," said Aida Shahnazarian, a therapist at Horizon Recovery.

The comment followed cell phone video capturing the assassination of Charlie Kirk , transit surveillance cameras showing the moment a Ukrainian refugee was attacked and killed in Charlotte, and other graphic content that circulated repeatedly on social media.

Shahnazarian said young people are particularly unaware of the effects of seeing and sharing this content.

"To them it

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