The Link Between Vicarious Trauma and Learned Helplessness
Vicarious trauma is the costly experience of witnessing other people’s traumatic events with empathy, thus causing emotional labor and posttrauma symptoms (Moran & Asquith, 2020). Vicarious trauma can lead to depression and anxiety (Patel et al., 2026). Some other symptoms include intrusive thoughts, burnout, numbing, feeling overwhelmed, sleep difficulties, fearful feelings, losing trust in […]