Ukraine Images on BBC

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As I'm writing this I can't stop myself from crying. I watched BBC News at 10 last night with the updates from Ukraine. I have been trying, rather unsuccessfully, to limit my time spent reviewing as I know its just triggering so much anxiety.
I literally gasped and was horrified when they showed the images of a family lying dead on the ground after some form of attack / bomb as they were trying to escape. I cannot get that image out of my head of the poor children, carrying suitcases and a cat carrier. As much as they could carry, dressed for the cold, kids wrapped up in winter clothes and no doubt absolutely petrified at what was going on around them (I'm reliving every single detail from that image and the scenarios of what must have happened in the lead up to this). I just cannot stop crying thinking about that poor family. Everything here seems so worthless and trivial, I'm watching TV and it's just as if everything is normal, laughing and joking and I just feel so guilty to be having even an inch of happiness right now.
That family could have been my own and I'm just so sad and angry at the world and just don't feel like this is a good place. I can see the good work that people are doing to help but its just not enough.
I'm not sure what I'm looking for in this post and I know so many others out there will be feeling the same, and again, my feelings of sadness are nothing compared to what these poor people are living through. I think the shock at seeing those images without any censorship has absolutely floored me, I've felt sad from the start and even witnessing other wars accross the world on the news, they have never been quite as graphic as those images last night and they will stay with me forever

I watch newsround with my 12 yr old. Its really clear and factual but not overly emotive or graphic. I find it gives well balanced and well presented coverage aimed at children but not shielding them too much.

If your mental health is feeling the worse for wear then imagine how they feel? That is the reality of war. Innocent people die. There is no nice way of reporting the fact that Russians are firing on innocent civilians.

I remember telling my mil years ago that I have periods when I dont watch the news. I avoid it for three days then watched two hours at lunch time on Saturday. It's like Afghanistan and the people falling from.the planes. Humanity at it's most horrific. You need to find a balance between being aware and being traumatised. I think seeing someone fall from a plane is something I cant unsee.

Reminds me a going to to twin towers museum were a eye witness gave an account of a woman grabbing the bottom of her skirt to save her dignity then jumping to her death. He said he watched in disgust but he felt he had to witness and pay honour ( not those exact words but that was this gist) to her dignified final moments. Personally. I dont want to. For me it's too much. No dignity for the dead. But aat the same time this is how war looks. You paid witness. You felt their final moments. But you dont need to see more to know this is how war looks in the modern age.

Moderate and censure what you see. Pre watershed works for me. People die like this everyday around the world in war. This isnt the worst of it either. Poor souls. Horrific

I have the same trauma image from when Afghanistan were left after the west evacuated and the bomb at the airport. There was an image of a young boy moving his injured father (uncle) to safety after the blast. Was heartbreaking and an image that haunt me forever.

Just found a news report on Daily Mail about this lovely family

Pictured: Mother killed alongside her kids during Russian shelling mol.im/a/10592485 via dailym.ai/android