Your Mental Health Suffers After a MassShooting—Here’s How You Can Cope
. Talk to someone you trust about your thoughts or journal about it so you can express your emotions.people to remember that “grief is a long process” and that dealing with the trauma may have its ups and downs. If you find that you need support outside of your friends and family, seeing a therapist can help you manage your feelings and find healthy ways of working through it.Reading and re-reading news stories about the shootings will only make you more upset.
Constantly reading tweets and Instagram posts about the events can also stir up emotions that are difficult to deal with, Mendez says. The APA says “the images can be very powerful in reawakening your feeling of distress,” so unplug when you are able to give yourself a mental break.Mass shootings often make people feel powerless, and going out of your way to try to offer support to those who have been personally impacted can make you feel like you’re doing something to help , Mayer says.
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