@georgette12 - I don't have a lot of trauma in my background - more loss of a couple young adult cousins in car accidents, an aunt at 44 and grandparents. I think I'm just a sensitive soul or something, cause some R rated thriller movies, not to mention horror, just freak me out. My husband, who has a quite different personality than mine, does not internalize any of it, and the distinction between himself and fictional movie/TV show is clear. For me ... not so much. I experience much of it as if I were part of the story. I internalize much more and react.

@gingerw @johnhans @sandij @texasduchess also may have some thoughts on watching depressing or scary movies and their mental health - whether it affects them at all.

Do scary movies/TV shows also affect you, @georgette12?