Anyone else totally freaked out about this terrorist stuff?

Freaked out? No. Sad? Yes.

There are some news and TV shows/movies that I cannot and will not watch. I recognize some of this stuff is a trigger for me and to expose myself repeatedly or even occasionally is counterproductive. There are ways to keep up on current events, good and bad, and not allow yourself to increase your anxiety level.

Many times you can read Headlines and know what is happening without exposing yourself to the details. If watching the news about the Paris attacks increases your anxiety it would be a good idea, for your mental health, to not listen or watch. Small amounts might be okay but to watch and listen day after day probably isn't.

I have a tendency to literally feel what others are feeling. Watching/listening to the injured, witnesses and survivors can be too overwhelming for me. To do so repeatedly will cause me harm (PTSD symptoms, anxiety/panic attacks).

It saddens me that an event like this has taken. It brings me some anxiety knowing that this is how our world may be for a while.

I am both worried and sad. Many innocent lives are gone.

It happens in my homeland, europe, everywhere.