![]() Others may confront the fear in an effort to gain control. "Some people might avoid the fear, which might leave them inside, away from cars or heavy traffic, and away from the public," says Shavonne Moore-Lobban, a licensed psychologist. No two people will react to trauma the same way. These reactions are part of the body's natural fight-or-flight response to perceived danger." "You can also experience a sense of impending doom, restlessness, difficulty concentrating and even physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, sweating or trembling. ![]() ![]() "It may lead to a deep sense of helplessness, despair and a loss of control," Nadeau says. Staring down your worst fear specifically may send sharp shivers down your spine. "Because the trauma they witnessed or experienced serves as living proof that the worst case scenario can happen and could potentially be a sign that the traumatic event may happen again." 'A sense of impending doom' "If a person experienced a traumatic event firsthand or vicariously, they may struggle with anxiety, stress and intrusive thoughts about it reoccurring," says Chase Cassine, licensed clinical social worker. Such trauma may lead to intense worry in everyday life. "Research on the psychological consequences of traumatic events suggests that an appraisal of an event as one’s 'worst fear' leads to even higher levels of distress and more severe anxiety and depression than a trauma that wasn’t one’s worst fear." "When confronted with a perceived threat, like in Harry and Meghan’s experience, our brain activates the amygdala, which plays a significant role in processing fear and triggering the body’s stress response," Nadeau says. But confronting what can feel like a threat to one's safety is another endeavor altogether. He's also been actively litigious against tabloids for attacking him and Meghan in the press. Harry has been very open about his mental health and the trauma he's faced in the wake of his mother's death. Prince Harry, Meghan, cars and paparazzi fears Mental health professionals say even just thinking your worst fear is coming true is traumatic, and therapy and mindfulness can help cope in situations like these. ![]() ![]() Seeing our worst fear becoming a reality can shatter our sense of safety and stability." "When you believe your worst fear is coming true, the distress and overwhelm can be on another, more intense level even compared to trauma. "Experiencing trauma is one thing experiencing your worst fear is another altogether," says Miranda Nadeau, licensed psychologist. We don't know many of the details surrounding the Tuesday evening incident, nor do we know how Harry and Meghan may be impacted by it going forward. Was this the moment? Was " history repeating itself," as Harry worried in an interview with Oprah Winfrey several years ago? So when Harry and Meghan say they, too, were in a car chase recently in New York, everyone paused and wondered. He will always live in fear that he and his wife, Duchess Meghan, will face the same fate as his mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car accident following paparazzi chasing her limousine in 1997. It sits in the back of Prince Harry's mind. ![]()
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