In general we'd be better with more stories of moderately surmountable problems (but that doesn't make great tv). Also wonder how much how shielded most people are from violence plays into this

One thing I always notice is that it's borne of privilege, and those stories don't really tell the stories of folks outside that privilege. Abuse victims--mostly tho not always women--are damaged by that abuse, and are often then left in the cold by society to learn to navigate it alone.