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oLaw and Order: Special Victims Unito star Mariska Hargitay said she feels like a ovictim of secondary traumao after dealing with dark subject issues on the show while being part of it for more than two decades.

Speaking to Interview magazine, the 60-year-old actress said playing
detective Olivia Benson on the hit NBC series for 25 years has been a oprocesso of learning how to sift out the material she has to deal with about sex crimes on the show that were orippedo from real-life headlines.

oWhen I started the show, I wasnAt aware of how deeply it would go into me,o Hargitay said during a chat for the magazine with Selena Gomez. oMy husband Peter [Hermann] is always like, anytime I go anywhere, my first question is, aWhatAs the crime rate here?A So itAs on the brain.o

oThereAs been times when I didnAt know how to protect myself, and I think I was definitely a victim of secondary trauma from being inundated with these stories and knowing that they were true,o she added. oThose were the parts that I didnAt know how to metabolize, just because of the sheer volume of
it.o

Mariska Hargitay says oI was definitely a victim of secondary traumao
after acting on oLaw & Order: SVUo for so long.

oWhen I started the show, I wasnAt aware of how deeply it would go
into me. My husband Peter [Hermann] is always like, anytime I go
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oThatAs also why I started Joyful Heart [Foundation], so I would feel like, well, at least IAm doing something about it,o Hargitay continued, noting the non-profit she created in 2004.

The mission statement of her organization said it is oto transform societyAs response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, support survivorsA healing, and end this violence forever.o

oWhile we understand that our vision may not be achievable in our lifetimes, we firmly believe that violence and abuse are preventable,o it added. oIn support of our vision and mission, we have developed and adopted a set of values and guiding principles that inform and inspire our approach to all
that we doao

At one point, the actress also said, through her part in the show, sheAs learned a lot about osexual assault, domestic violence,o and ochild abuse.o

oI learned that one in three women will be assaulted, and one in six men,o Hargitay said. oThatAs what started the foundation for me. ThatAs when I started going, aI have to do something,A because the show was obviously tackling the subject matter, but when I learned the statistics, I said, aWhy isnAt everyone talking about this?A And if I didnAt know, I figured nobody knows what an epidemic violence against women is.o

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