I’m sorry. This sucks. This is the kind of thing you don’t realize, until it happens, that it feels different when it’s your town, your community. I’m queer and originally from Orlando. I flew back to Orlando after the Pulse shooting and I’m glad I did. It’s kinda like tent poles, you’re going to be stronger leaning in together supporting each other right now. Log off. Stop refreshing websites for the latest update on the tragedy, the facts will always be there later if you find a compelling need for them. Go spend time with friends and community right now, go join a candlelight vigil or similar. Your whole community is grieving right now, it’s healthier to go join the people who are experiencing the same thing you are, support your friends and they’ll support you back. Protest for changes so tragedies like this are less likely to happen again in Czechia, if that’s your thing - and at least your protests might actually change things.
If counseling is available, take it. Rest. Cry. Scream into pillows. Hug and rock yourself. Get hugs from others if you can. Long baths. Sleep. Eat. Rest.
Journaling is very helpful for organizing your thoughts and subjecting them to conscious review. It can be harder to get a handle on them if they are unconscious and just bouncing around in your mind.
It may well be that nothing much about your life needs to change, or you may feel a need to take control of the situation by doing something for the victims or a cause to support. Either way, the process of documenting and organizing your thoughts in writing is extremely helpful.
You are now an honorary American.
I don’t even know how its possible. Why? Why the fuck would someone do this before christmas?!
I hope his body is thrown among the dogs. Cunts like him don’t deserve a funeral.
There have been two mass shootings in my city in the last 4 years. The first was a mile from my house on a popular bar hopping street that I had been to countless times. Many of my friends were there that night, some while it happened, and the only reason I wasn’t, was because I flaked on plans last second to stay home and play video games.
Everywhere felt a lot different after that, it felt surreal. You could sense this difference on everyone around you as well. What helped the most was to just continue my routine and go out of my way to smile or be nice to strangers I passed by. Time went on, I kept doing my morning walks down that street, kept going to work every morning, and eventually it just stopped occupying my mind at all.
Idek what to say. We’re all glad you’re alive. Hopefully this will encourage more people to get out and vote, be more politically active, and try to get guns away from irresponsible individuals.
Edit: hmm you’re not in the U.S. School shootings probably follow the trend with U.S shootings anyways, we have a big hand in this.
As dark as it sounds, this is part of the purpose of stochastic terrorism.
To make you feel unsafe anywhere, at any time. To nearly always be in a state of shock.
The shock you feel is normal, and you should try to find healthy ways to deal with that shock and overcome your shock.
As rightly considered in the book The Shock Doctrine, societies under shock are easier to control, which is why constant shocks of stochastic terrorism have helped increase police budgets in a time period where no one trusts the police and considers them a government-sanctioned group of thugs who will lie, cheat, and steal to ruin your life.
Shock passes, and we must attempt to be resilient against these shocks by understanding what is going, communicating with others about the situation and how we must resist shock, to providing mutual aid for others who are also in shock.
What can we, the denizens of Lemmy, offer you, in these trying times?
EDIT: I’m so used to this being a US problem I didn’t even realize this might not be about the US.
stochastic terrorism
Is there non-stochastic, predictable terrorism?
How do you know what was the purpose of the attack? I can’t find anything in the media on his goals.
which is why constant shocks of stochastic terrorism have helped increase police budgets in a time period where no one trusts the police and considers them a government-sanctioned group of thugs who will lie, cheat, and steal to ruin your life.
OP is not in USA.
Yeah, I am realizing this after the fact.
This is not the US. This is not normal here.
I don’t know what to even do, I feel every emotion at once, none of them good.
I didn’t even know anyone of the people who died or were hurt… and I can’t even possibly imagine the grief the parents, friends and partners are going through.
If this happened to my friends… my sister? My girlfriend? I don’t even want to think what I would have done.
It might be helpful to try to organize those thoughts on your loved ones into something constructive?
If it has made you face the mortality of your loved ones, perhaps write them letters about how important they are to you, and how this event has damaged you but also helped you uncover how strongly you care for them.
You’re on an emotional rollercoaster. I’m sure they are, too. Telling them how much you mean to them can spark a conversation that may help you both process your feelings on the matter.
