Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for mass shootings and provides direction when mass shootings removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Mass Shootings
Mass Shootings often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when mass shootings has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult mass shootings periods
- A basis for action independent of how mass shootings makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Mass Shootings
Ask yourself: 'If my mass shootings were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Mass Shootings
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when mass shootings is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite mass shootings, are more sustainable than waiting for mass shootings to lift first.