Coping with the trauma and tragedy of mass shootings

School Shootings and Mass Shootings.  

Trauma.  Tragedy.  Heartache.  Anger.  Disconnected. Numbness.  Shock.  Helpless.  Hopeless.  Despair.  Hatred.

These are just a few of the emotion that people are feeling after these senseless and disturbing tragic, life altering events here in the USA.

Mass trauma affects community, society, nations, and the world at large.  We have a common bond of emotions that can affect our physical, mental and spiritual health.  

Trying to grasp and understand how a person(s) can purposely inflict such grave danger to others, is beyond most of our comprehension.

Coming together as a community and collectively grieving and mourning those whom have died, can create a sense of togetherness, like-minded people, that feel the same way and want to make a statement that "we are all in this together".

Gatherings together can help build a sense of humanity - acknowledging that kindness and compassion can illustrate that at our core, we all have dignity and want to live harmoniously with others.

Coping with the trauma and tragedy of mass shootings