Can watching news about a bombing be more distressing than being there in person? This was a shocking study that Michael Easter talked about in his book Scarcity Brain: They compared people who were present for the Boston Marathon Bombing and people who watched a significant amount of news coverage about it. "...bombing news bingers, were more likely to develop PTSD and other mental health issues. That's worth restating: people who binge-watched bombing news on TV from the comfort of home had more psychological trauma than people who were actually bombed." #scarcitybrain #michaeleaster #nonfictionbooks #psychologybooks #selfdevelopmentbooks #selfimprovementbooks #selfhelpbooks