I know people always say “don’t watch the news!” But sometimes it’s not that easy when your entire city goes on lockdown because of an active shooter taking the whole city hostage. Or when you’re a woman in the world and another woman just got kidnapped and murdered on the same street you walk/drive past every day.

Like I was already failing to cope with my own anxious/OCD thoughts swirling in my head all the time, and now I’m afraid to leave the house tomorrow. 

Sure, both guys have been caught, but I’m afraid someone is going to be inspired to do something awful again.