Fox News reporter Trey Yingst has spent the past year covering the war in Ukraine and published an op-ed in USA Today Sunday detailing the toll the fighting has had on his mental health, claiming he has been dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder due to the images he’s witnessed.
“War changes you as a person,” wrote Yingst. “I’ve reported around the world, but the invasion of Ukraine has been especially difficult to bear witness to.”
Yingst added that seeing bombings, “lifeless bodies strewn across landscapes”, interviewing people on the worst days of their lives, and dealing with the constant adrenaline rushes have been a challenge to his mental healthy.
“I decided I would stay, even when most of our crew pulled out. It wasn’t a question for me,” continued Yingst. “I don’t regret my choice, but the decision has altered my life and mind forever.”
The Fox News reporter added he feels a duty to “normalize the discussion around mental health” as the chief reason for penning the op-ed.
“Let’s take care of our own minds, so that we can keep telling the stories that matter,” concluded Yingst.
