Brittany Wong is a senior reporter covering a variety of lifestyle topics at HuffPost. She is a graduate of UCLA and a native Angeleno. She can be reached at [email protected]
For people who have family, friends or roots in Israel or the Gaza Strip but don’t live there themselves, it’s been almost impossible to grapple with the events of the past week while continuing to go about daily life.
“Through my own lived experiences and the lived experiences of my loved ones, I have learned that it’s OK and normal to feel a loss of control when we are away from our homeland in the face of tragedy,” Fernandes said.Below, Fernandes and other mental health practitioners share advice on how to handle yourself with care if you belong to any of the affected diasporas.
“At times, I’ve felt guilty for my life here,” she said. “It’s almost like I’d found a way out and didn’t take people with me. Then the grief and anxiety set in when I remember lots of people from different diaspora communities are tied to their lives in the U.S., or don’t feel they have the privilege to make the decision to leave.”
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