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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor
I don’t understand it but it is all over the internet and there’s pictures of like dead kids and stuff and I don’t understand what is going on
apparently I’m meant to know but I don’t understand it all
what/where is Rafah is this anything to do with Gaza
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JynxModerator
Yeah that's in Gaza @ArraDreaming part of the genocide happening over there 😢
You ok? It's pretty frickin awful isn't it? Look after yourself mate, take a break from the news scrolling if you can.
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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor
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JynxModerator
I don't know a lot either @ArraDreaming and I think that's okay - it's sometimes necssary for us to refrain from engaging heavily with the news because it can really wear on us, especially with something like this. Don't beat yourself up for needing to focus on yoursef first mate.
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Hope2RecoverySenior Contributor
Hi @ArraDreaming, I don't know much about it either, I know what you mean, however, lately, I noticed every time I turn the TV on it's always something bad, always bad news locally and internationally. It started to affect my mental health, I stopped watching the news now, and I feel a sense of calmness. Take care.
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MirCasual Contributor
I'm not coping well with the Genocide in Gaza. I dont think anyone should be. Its so difficult that my own government is complicit and no I just can't 'switch off' and do something else without feeling like I am being complicit too. Al of the friends i have made in the last 34 years in Gaza are now dead, murdered and I just don't know what to do anymore. I am wondering what the point of any of this all is....why bother?
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Ru-beeModerator
Hi @Mir I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your friends in Gaza. I know that it's upsetting enough for those of us with no personal connection to Gaza, so I cannot imagine how devastating it would be to be losing friends and loved ones.
I get that switching off from the news of what is happening would make you feel complicit, I do agree that it's important to stay informed if we're able, but at the same time it's very difficult to do anything when we are completely overwhelmed by the constant news that's available on our phones and devices. I wonder if perhaps setting a time each day to stay updated could be helpful, and limiting your news consumption outside of this time? Obviously it doesn't mean that you are not thinking about it during these times, but it can give you time to absorb the information.
Do you have supports in the community who you've been able to connect with on this? How are those around you coping, perhaps it would be helpful to have those conversations and share coping skills to help keep each other afloat in this
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MirCasual Contributor
Most of my circle is grieving as much as I am, those with the luxury of time to do so. We are all suspicious of everything and everyone around us.
In Gaza the present is as terrible as a human existence can be, and their future is shrouded in uncertainty. I feel like a thief stealing time to grieve or even just expressing angry, exhausted.
I do cope most of the time. Compartmentalize and get on with things i have had no choice but to do that until now. Today just one too many snowflakes has started an avalanche dragging in all things existential. I genuinely can't see a point to literally anything right now. I dont know if it will pass.
Thank you for response.
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