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    A Survivor Helps Other Survivors Process The Horrors Of The Las Vegas Mass Shooting

    Clinical psychologist Shiva Ghaed thought she understood the long-term impacts of trauma. But, after surviving the Las Vegas shooting, she didn't realize what it would do to her.
    by Eric Westervelt Oct 01, 2018 5 minutes

    For Shiva Ghaed the outdoor Route 91 Harvest country music festival one year ago was to be the capstone of a fun girlfriends' weekend in Las Vegas. But it became a struggle for survival when automatic weapons fire on the crowd began killing concert goers.

    In the days after the shooting, Ghaed, a clinical psychologist whose work includes treating veterans with PTSD, realized there were few services available for survivors dealing with the trauma of a mass shooting. So, one week after the shooting, she began leading a support group for survivors.

    That support group has met most Mondays since the mass shooting. Its last meeting will be tonight, on the one year anniversary.

    A beautiful evening

    At first, the evening of the concert was unfoldingIt was a beautiful night. It was sort of the perfect temperature: not too hot, not too hot," she recalls. "Wewere all standing around just socializing."

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