– I was really scared. When I heard what had happened, I hardly dared to go home. That’s what Jadiel Samson says. He was only five minutes away from the shooting episode in Oslo, and still feels the fear. Samson thinks the days of shootings have been both weird and unpleasant. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news The days after the shooting have been strange and unpleasant, he says. – Now I think more about safety than before. Of course I do not want to die. Crying and getting scared He is not alone in feeling fear. Have you become more afraid of terrorist attacks? Yes? No? Show result Psychologist and violence researcher Helene Flood Aakvaag investigates how shootings and terrorism affect us. – You often feel more sad and scared. Many also get a sense of unreality in the period immediately following an attack. She also says that Norwegians are more affected by violent incidents in Norway and Denmark than other countries in Europe. This is because the countries in Scandinavia give you a geographical or psychological proximity. “Unfortunately, terror makes us afraid,” says Aakvaag from the National Knowledge Center about violence and traumatic stress. They have been researching this since the terrorist attack on 22 July 2011. – After the terrorist attack on Utøya and the government quarter, we found out that every second Norwegian had reacted with crying. Fortunately, these are temporary reactions as long as you are not directly affected. Most of those who felt fear were from Oslo. If you react strongly to such news, she advises you in the worst case to take a break from news coverage. You do this, for example, by turning off push messages. – Should not stop us Friends Stine Torvik and Tuva Lund have not become more afraid of terror. But they think that the shooting in Oslo and Copenhagen came unexpectedly. – Everyone talks about Norway taking several steps forward, but now we are taking several steps back. It is very sad, Torvik thinks. Lund fully understands that people do not feel as safe as before. Torvik and Lund feel more worried about the gays. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news – I do not expect terror to happen while I shop at a shopping center, so it is scary to think that it can happen anywhere, she says. Friends Sigmund Bjørnhaug and Joakim Sætre are surprised that there is shooting and killing in Norway and Denmark. The fear of terror is always in Sætre’s mind, but he does not think much about it. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news – You think that little Scandinavia is a safe place, but now I’m starting to wonder if it’s actually true, says Bjørnhaug. Both still agree that it should not limit how they live their lives. – Be honest with the children Aakvaag’s research also shows that children are often affected by incidents of violence they get from the news. – The children see and overhear more than we think. They can experience it as frightening if the parents are worried about something the children do not quite know what is, says Aakvaag. She therefore recommends that you do not censor the news for children, but rather adapt what you tell according to their age and level of development. – The best thing is to be open and honest with the children.
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This is how you will be affected by the shooting on the open street – news Kultur og underholdning
