“It was a really traumatic experience that at the same time was hyper-personal and hyper-national,” Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego) said.
An American flag is reflected in a smashed door window at the Capitol after last January’s attack, which left lawmakers and police officers traumatized.
She expressed concern that other members were grappling with it all, too. So, she started a text chain: “There were a lot of fears. There was a lot of intimacy that you don’t typically get as members of Congress,” she said. “But it was the bond of that experience that created almost instantaneous trust that people were willing to be open and share.”
The lawmakers, over several sessions, learned to identify triggers and symptoms of PTSD and how to manage them. Their sessions led to frank discussions about a variety of topics, including poignant reflections about race. Congress is filled with subgroups of the Democratic caucus — progressives, centrists and state delegations — that meet and socialize regularly. But none has established bonds that run as deep as those in the Gallery Group, its members say.
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