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The data is sad and distressing, but the fact that we now have the data, we can’t hide and say we don’t know anymore, now we need to act on the data. – Courtney Brown	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We think that trans people should not have to go through a process that can be demeaning, intrusive, distressing and stressful in order to be legally recognized in their lived gender. – The Scottish government	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Communicate acceptance. Acknowledge that something might be scary or distressing or uncomfortable or hard. – Eli Lebowitz	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It is distressing to see a continuing negative impact of drug overdose on the life expectancy of Americans. These deaths often occur in young adults and therefore represent a tragically high number of years of life lost and devastating impact on individuals, families, and communities, we have the science and the tools available to help us reverse this trend and reduce the number of overdose deaths in this country. But these tools are not being used effectively. – Nora Volkow	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We’re thrilled to celebrate a victory for Rosa today, but it is deeply regrettable that this law-abiding woman was subjected to distressing, drawn-out criminal proceedings in the first place, no doubt due to her pro-life stance, this follows a worrying trend in law enforcement where individuals are routinely arrested simply because their views are considered to be controversial or offensive. – Jeremiah Igunnubole	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
For the people who saved some of that money to backstop their spending, life is probably still pretty good, but for people who live paycheck-to-paycheck, that decline in real disposable income... that's much more distressing than economists and policymakers realize. – Erik Lundh	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The human remains were the primary focus of the offender and that is what we are focusing on, it's very distressing for the families. They expect their loved ones to be put to rest at peace. – Acting Inspector Ben Jarman	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There is no doubt that this has been a very confronting and distressing scene. Counseling is being made available to the families affected by this in the school community along with the first responders. – Debbie Williams	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is a very tragic event and our thoughts are with the families and the wider school community, and also our first responders, there is no doubt that this has been a very confronting and distressing scene. Counseling is being made available to the families affected by this in the school community along with the first responders. – Debbie Williams	Found on CNN 2 years ago
What I found disgusting and really distressing... was not just the travel ban being implemented by the United Kingdom and Europe but that that was the only reaction or the strongest reaction. There was no word of support that they're going to offer to African countries to help us control the pandemic. – Richard Lessells	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s been very distressing to this relentless onslaught on Hong Kong’s freedoms and back-tracking on the commitment that was made to preserve Hong Kong’s autonomy. – Jeremy Tam	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
It is endearing to watch others help Covid-19 patients on Twitter, but it is also distressing to see how little we can do, we don't know what to do in a pandemic. I don't have an oxygen cylinder lying at home, so other than amplifying, I can't do much. – Raheel Khursheed	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Loneliness is thought to be more of a subjective, distressing feeling, it's often defined as the discrepancy between one's actual and desired level of connection. – Julianne Holt-Lunstad	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's hard to imagine the commitment to this fantasy simply falling away of its own accord — certainly not when President Trump is fueling it every day, it's possible that the Fox News brass eventually will get people like Sean Hannity to acknowledge reality after January 20th. But I wouldn't bet on it. And those who work for fringier outlets will never drop this, at least not until something even more compelling comes along. So, unfortunately, you have millions of Americans thoroughly convinced — forever — that Biden is an illegitimate president. Maybe they don't take to the streets over it but that's still a very destructive force in our society and politics. It's really distressing to contemplate but at the moment, I don't know of any way out. – Julian Zelizer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
As someone who read the articles... the way it read was someone was trying to send a message that she had her shot and she walked away, i don't even know that is true. It is distressing. She is the consummate professional. She is someone we are so proud of. She is someone who is imminently qualified. – Ben Ray Lujan	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It was just kind of mind-boggling. This is a ministerial duty that these board members have taken an oath to uphold and this was incredibly distressing for that short period of time that it stood. – Gretchen Whitmer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
And now we know that this mixed messaging is not just wrong, it's deliberately misleading. And that's extremely distressing, i think about all of the patients I've treated who have lost their lives or who have recovered but have long-term effects because of Covid-19. – Leana Wen	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I can't take a vote of confidence or a vote of lack of confidence, but if I could, probably would take that vote because it is distressing, like I said, there is no condemnation hardly for the person who actually killed two people. – Mandela Barnes	Found on CNN 3 years ago
What happened at our store in Marshall, MN is unacceptable, we strive to provide a safe and comfortable shopping environment for all our customers and will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment in any aspect of our business. We are asking everyone to wear face coverings when they enter our stores for their safety and the safety of others and it's unfortunate that some individuals have taken this pandemic as an opportunity to create a distressing situation for customers and associates in our store. – Delia Garcia	Found on CNN 3 years ago
To think of any children dying after surgery is distressing ; however, children who have no or mild illness prior to surgery and to go on to experience complications, adverse events, or even death requires immediate attention and action. – Nia Heard-Garris	Found on CNN 3 years ago
One of the best ways to deal with the depressing and demoralizing impact of the constant barrage of bad news is distraction. We are not burying our head in the sand when we engage in activities that take us away from an otherwise distressing situation. – Tal Ben-Shahar	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Certainly, the fact that we are able to start earlier than some countries is great, much as it's distressing to see that the pandemic is still such a challenge around the world. – Annabelle Sheehan	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Parents who have not already, should proactively engage their kids around these distressing events, ask them what they know and what they've seen. Ask them how they are feeling. Validate their feelings and let them know what you are doing to keep them safe -- be it in your home or your community. – Rhea Boyd	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Instead of focusing on questions the child may have about concrete things, ask them questions like' How do you think those people were feeling ? Do you know why they were angry ? What do you do when you feel like something is unfair ?' providing a controlled space to understand what is going on and ways to process it will help children navigate the distressing emotions, helplessness and fear they may be experiencing. – Jenny Radesky	Found on CNN 3 years ago

The data is sad and distressing, but the fact that we now have the data, we can’t hide and say we don’t know anymore, now we need to act on the data.

– Courtney Brown

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We think that trans people should not have to go through a process that can be demeaning, intrusive, distressing and stressful in order to be legally recognized in their lived gender.

– The Scottish government

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Communicate acceptance. Acknowledge that something might be scary or distressing or uncomfortable or hard.

– Eli Lebowitz

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is distressing to see a continuing negative impact of drug overdose on the life expectancy of Americans. These deaths often occur in young adults and therefore represent a tragically high number of years of life lost and devastating impact on individuals, families, and communities, we have the science and the tools available to help us reverse this trend and reduce the number of overdose deaths in this country. But these tools are not being used effectively.

– Nora Volkow

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We’re thrilled to celebrate a victory for Rosa today, but it is deeply regrettable that this law-abiding woman was subjected to distressing, drawn-out criminal proceedings in the first place, no doubt due to her pro-life stance, this follows a worrying trend in law enforcement where individuals are routinely arrested simply because their views are considered to be controversial or offensive.

– Jeremiah Igunnubole

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

For the people who saved some of that money to backstop their spending, life is probably still pretty good, but for people who live paycheck-to-paycheck, that decline in real disposable income... that's much more distressing than economists and policymakers realize.

– Erik Lundh

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The human remains were the primary focus of the offender and that is what we are focusing on, it's very distressing for the families. They expect their loved ones to be put to rest at peace.

– Acting Inspector Ben Jarman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There is no doubt that this has been a very confronting and distressing scene. Counseling is being made available to the families affected by this in the school community along with the first responders.

– Debbie Williams

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is a very tragic event and our thoughts are with the families and the wider school community, and also our first responders, there is no doubt that this has been a very confronting and distressing scene. Counseling is being made available to the families affected by this in the school community along with the first responders.

– Debbie Williams

Found on CNN
2 years ago

What I found disgusting and really distressing... was not just the travel ban being implemented by the United Kingdom and Europe but that that was the only reaction or the strongest reaction. There was no word of support that they're going to offer to African countries to help us control the pandemic.

– Richard Lessells

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s been very distressing to this relentless onslaught on Hong Kong’s freedoms and back-tracking on the commitment that was made to preserve Hong Kong’s autonomy.

– Jeremy Tam

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

It is endearing to watch others help Covid-19 patients on Twitter, but it is also distressing to see how little we can do, we don't know what to do in a pandemic. I don't have an oxygen cylinder lying at home, so other than amplifying, I can't do much.

– Raheel Khursheed

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Loneliness is thought to be more of a subjective, distressing feeling, it's often defined as the discrepancy between one's actual and desired level of connection.

– Julianne Holt-Lunstad

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's hard to imagine the commitment to this fantasy simply falling away of its own accord — certainly not when President Trump is fueling it every day, it's possible that the Fox News brass eventually will get people like Sean Hannity to acknowledge reality after January 20th. But I wouldn't bet on it. And those who work for fringier outlets will never drop this, at least not until something even more compelling comes along. So, unfortunately, you have millions of Americans thoroughly convinced — forever — that Biden is an illegitimate president. Maybe they don't take to the streets over it but that's still a very destructive force in our society and politics. It's really distressing to contemplate but at the moment, I don't know of any way out.

– Julian Zelizer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

As someone who read the articles... the way it read was someone was trying to send a message that she had her shot and she walked away, i don't even know that is true. It is distressing. She is the consummate professional. She is someone we are so proud of. She is someone who is imminently qualified.

– Ben Ray Lujan

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It was just kind of mind-boggling. This is a ministerial duty that these board members have taken an oath to uphold and this was incredibly distressing for that short period of time that it stood.

– Gretchen Whitmer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

And now we know that this mixed messaging is not just wrong, it's deliberately misleading. And that's extremely distressing, i think about all of the patients I've treated who have lost their lives or who have recovered but have long-term effects because of Covid-19.

– Leana Wen

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I can't take a vote of confidence or a vote of lack of confidence, but if I could, probably would take that vote because it is distressing, like I said, there is no condemnation hardly for the person who actually killed two people.

– Mandela Barnes

Found on CNN
3 years ago

What happened at our store in Marshall, MN is unacceptable, we strive to provide a safe and comfortable shopping environment for all our customers and will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment in any aspect of our business. We are asking everyone to wear face coverings when they enter our stores for their safety and the safety of others and it's unfortunate that some individuals have taken this pandemic as an opportunity to create a distressing situation for customers and associates in our store.

– Delia Garcia

Found on CNN
3 years ago

To think of any children dying after surgery is distressing ; however, children who have no or mild illness prior to surgery and to go on to experience complications, adverse events, or even death requires immediate attention and action.

– Nia Heard-Garris

Found on CNN
3 years ago

One of the best ways to deal with the depressing and demoralizing impact of the constant barrage of bad news is distraction. We are not burying our head in the sand when we engage in activities that take us away from an otherwise distressing situation.

– Tal Ben-Shahar

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Certainly, the fact that we are able to start earlier than some countries is great, much as it's distressing to see that the pandemic is still such a challenge around the world.

– Annabelle Sheehan

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Parents who have not already, should proactively engage their kids around these distressing events, ask them what they know and what they've seen. Ask them how they are feeling. Validate their feelings and let them know what you are doing to keep them safe -- be it in your home or your community.

– Rhea Boyd

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Instead of focusing on questions the child may have about concrete things, ask them questions like' How do you think those people were feeling ? Do you know why they were angry ? What do you do when you feel like something is unfair ?' providing a controlled space to understand what is going on and ways to process it will help children navigate the distressing emotions, helplessness and fear they may be experiencing.

– Jenny Radesky

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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