Why ask "why me"?

February 27, 2012

By Maiken Scott

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When we're having a terrible day or when tragedy strikes, often, the first question that comes to mind is "why me?"

Psychologist Dan Gottlieb recently discussed why we ask "why me" in a column for the Huffington Post. In their weekly conversation, he told WHYY's Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott that asking this question can take us to a dark place.

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