War was my comfort zone, until I had to walk away
For British journalist Chris Booth his work covering conflicts and wars was thrilling, but not without moral ambiguity, and in the end had a serious impact on his mental health.
Chris Booth found war reporting thrilling, he covered conflicts from Chechnya to Iraq, and felt a strong sense of purpose as he was able to reveal to wide audiences events governments would have preferred to hide.
He took risks, was often exposed to danger directly, but became uncomfortable with the moral ambiguity of reporting on the victims of war.
He says decisions he took haunt him to this day, and he found it difficult to adjust to life after he left the war zones.
There was a serious impact on his mental health, but he took action, deciding not to see himself as damaged by the experience and says he is now at his happiest in life.
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