What To Do If You Feel Traumatized By The Latest Mass Shooting
Huff PostAnadolu Agency via Getty Images A view of the street while police officers close the road as they patrol around the street during inspection after a gunman's multiple shootings in Maine on October 26, 2023. “Even if you’re far removed or living somewhere else, you can still feel traumatized.” The unending news cycle can also contribute to these emotions. “Even if you’re far removed or living somewhere else, you can still feel traumatized.” Chicago Tribune via Getty Images Police officers patrol Central Avenue on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 following a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. “When tragic events like in Las Vegas, Orlando, Colorado happen, we feel a loss of control in our lives and everything going on around us,” Reidenberg said. “If it continues longer than that ― or you find you are isolating, withdrawing from others, you’re more irritable and unable to sleep or eat ― it’s time to talk to a health care professional.” This article was originally published in response to the Las Vegas shooting in October 2017, and it was updated after the Sutherland Springs, Texas, shooting in November 2017.
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