trauma
Uncontrollable Bleeding: A Brain Surgeon's Nightmare
When an artery in someone's head bursts, there's very little that can prepare you.
A Train Driver Talks About What It's Like to Run Someone Over
"I can still hear the bang and see the blood. I'll carry that with me for the rest of my life."
Can You Get PTSD from Watching Murder Videos Online?
One study found that people who repeatedly viewed footage of deadly events were more traumatized than those who had witnessed the events in real life.
How to Cope with a Terrifying Planet
We asked psychologists and a chaplain how to handle weeks of headlines dominated by shootings, political turmoil, and terrorist attacks.
Fuck Music, Let’s Talk About Feelings: An Interview with Oneohtrix Point Never
On the eve of Oneohtrix Point Never's latest album release, 'Garden of Delete,' So Sad Today talks with Daniel Lopatin about depression, endless chilling, and the importance of honesty in performance.
The Woman Who Woke Up in the Future
Naomi Jacobs went to bed a 32-year-old woman and woke up believing she was a teenager again. After temporarily losing 17 years of memories from a rare form of amnesia, Jacobs wrote a memoir about piecing her life back together.
What Does It Feel Like to Kill Someone?
The stories of four people who directly caused someone else's death in one way or another.