Just like with 9/11, I've had to turn off the TV and avoid news websites for the time being. Let them work their way through the investigation without the constant repetition, and once they have all of the facts and figure out his motive I will listen to get closure.

I just can't handle seeing and hearing all of this over and over.

9/11 sunk me into depression, even though I did not know anyone who was there or anyone with family members there.

This event has me sinking, so I knew for my own self-care I must pay attention to other things right now.

I'm not burying my head in the sand or ignoring current events. I'm taking care of myself.

Meanwhile, we're not yet sure if mental illness had anything to do with this.

I've seen a lot of Facebook posts saying things like, "If treatment for mental illness was as easy to get as guns, this wouldn't have happened."

I'm not looking forward to the possibility of mental illness being put in a negative light, if it had anything to do with this.

We're not all murderers. Don't lump us all together. Know what I mean?