#shaken

A woman was brutally murdered in my apartment complex on Wednesday. I live in a very small complex and they believe the suspect dragged her body behind the building in broad day light middle of the afternoon with apparently no witnesses. They did a press conference today and every new detail that comes out makes me feel sicker and sicker. I cannot stop thinking about what happened so close to my home and thinking about her family. I feel helpless because I've donated to the family and i post the gofundme/benefit info on all my social media but it hasn't gained much traction(hopefully it will now that they had the press release). While venting to a family member they made me feel dramatic and that I was irrational for having feelings about it. I've also seen some comments on Facebook posts and people are so not empathetic or nonchalant about it. I genuinely feel so sick over this especially knowing they have no suspects but hinted that they may be a resident in my complex. I'm a little scared of course but majority of my feelings just feel so sick. I don't even know how else to describe it it's just really shaken me to my core. AIO to this? Am I really being dramatic?

Reddit consensus: NOT OVERREACTING (NOR) (96% confidence)

Top comment: “NOR. That is a horrific event that happened in a place you should feel safe. I'd be upset and take it hard too.”

Notable comment: “Oh gosh! That’s so awful! I’m so sorry!

Definitely not overreacting, it is a truly insane thing to be close to.

My mother’s high school best friend was brutally murdered in her home during a hurricane when I was in high school, it was JARRING. Of course I knew her well, so that added to it, but I remember feeling SO unsafe when I found out what happened. Just the realization that someone could do that to another person, it made something that always felt so far away, or movie like, feel way too close and real. (Because it IS real)

So yeah, someone in your complex being murdered is a HUGE deal. There are so many layers to unpack there, and it is absolutely horrifying, especially if it was a random act of violence (vs a domestic situation— but even a DV situation is scary)

People are so desensitized to violence— it’s shocking and sad. Definitely NOR.

Edit to add: keep your head on a swivel— with no suspects, I’d be super creeped out. Stay safe ♥️”

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