Mental health experts are sounding the alarm on the psychological toll from repeatedly viewing graphic online content, such as the widely shared video of Charlie Kirk's assassination, as young people are particularly vulnerable to this trauma.

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The circulation of graphic videos depicting the murder of Charlie Kirk has prompted mental health experts to warn about the potential psychological effects of repeated exposure to violent content on social media. Therapists note that young people may be especially vulnerable, often sharing such content for attention without understanding the trauma it can cause.

Experts highlight that the constant replay of violent imagery can lead to desensitization and lasting mental health impacts. They recommend limiting exposure, taking breaks from social media, and engaging in positive offline activities. Resources are available for those feeling stressed or upset by what they have seen online.

Charlie Kirk murder sparks social media consumption concerns

We're wrapping up a rough week with many Americans seeing graphic videos online, likely taking a toll on their mental health whether they know it or not. Oh yeah, I've had a couple people say I just cannot believe that this is on Instagram and I just open Instagram and there it is. Well tonight we're hearing from a local therapist about the possible impacts of violent videos and what you can do to protect yourself and your family. Nicole Christine joins us with more. Nicole. Yeah, it's been a heavy week for all of us. The best way to protect ourselves may be to turn our phones off more often, but mental health professionals know that's not always possible. So it becomes a matter of processing how seeing violent and graphic imagery affects you long term. I saw that video. It was gut wrenching cell phone video capturing the assassination of Charlie Kirk transit surveillance cameras showing the moment a Ukrainian refugee is attacked and killed in Charlotte and then social media circulating the graphic content over and over and over. Local therapist Ida Sean Nazarian says young people are particularly unaware of the effects of seeing and sharing this content to them. It's popularity. It's click bait. It's I'm going to get attention. I'm going to get followers. I'm going to get views. I'm going to end up with a little blue check mark next to my name. That's what it means to them because they're not able to grasp the extensive trauma that has caused people to see what they have seen. Gruesome imagery isn't new in live television. In 1974 florida news anchor Christine Chubbuck took her own life live on air. Then in 1987 Pennsylvania treasurer are bud Dwyer held a press conference after convictions for racketeering taking his life live on television. In 2015 Virginia reporter Allison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward were shot and killed while giving a live report. Sean Nazarian says media disclaimers help in some ways. But I think that the constant repetition of showing it can be damaging. Sean Nazarian says the access to live streaming and who can live stream adds to the chances of seeing violence in real time. Something different than past generations. We would hear about it second hand or see it later on. Now it's in that moment you're witnessing things and there's no filtration system to that Utah Governor Spencer Cox giving his advice on breaking from the social media cycle after the Kirk assassination. I would encourage again, I would encourage people to log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member, go out and do good in your community activities that may help keep people of all ages from becoming too desensitized to violence. It becomes to the point where well, I've seen this so many times I can just watch it over and over and over again at this point and it doesn't matter. But again, the portion that's missing is the aftermath of watching it and what that does to someone's psyche and their mentality just in general. And Sean Nazarian says it's completely valid for people of all ages to be feeling stressed or upset by some of the things they've seen online this week. She wants everyone to know you don't have to be personally connected to traumatic events to be affected by them. Just remember that resources are available throughout the valley reporting live in studio tonight. Nicole Christine Fox 10 News.

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