Tonight I was watching a Katrina documentary and started getting very nervous and then started crying a lot,not sobbing(that was the first week after) just steady crying even after I turned it off, I thank God my whole family made it, my best friends son did not & she could not even get in touch with me till after the funeral. I know many people who can not handle these shows either, is something wrong with us or is this normal. If we would not have been prepared I do not know where we would have gotten help,we were cut off from the world. Although I have never been more proud of MS because we pulled together, why can I not watch, it seems we try to act if life is still the same. It has changed, crime far exceeds what we have ever seen, more people want hand outs with many jobs avalible,police are quiting, we can not go out at night without getting robbed, murdered, & rape is rampant,not all but a lot of the new people are mean, and our officials tell us everything is the same!
2006-09-04 17:54:59 · 5 answers · asked by livlafluv 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Honey, I don't think we'll ever be the same. I lived in Waveland, MS and was not smart enough to evacuate. I "lived" it all and I certainly will not watch any documentary about it. I've found that I'm even more sensitive to the situation now because, like you said, everyone thinks everything is OK...and it's NOT !! My husband and I floated on an ice chest for 6 hours watching the water and everything we owned be destroyed. We are grateful to be alive. I don't think we'll ever get over this trauma. I get so tired of it all; especially listening to the news about New Orleans. The Mississippi Gulf Coast was where the eye of Katrina passed, not New Orleans. They were flooded because of their own negligence in not following recommendations for shoring up the levees. I'm sorry for everyone. We just have to do the best we can and feel blessed for everyday. Godloveya!
2006-09-05 04:28:36 · answer #1 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a Dr. Phill a while ago where all the people who was in it had to go back to seeehow their homes look and some of them said that they didn't want to. It was something that they didn't want to think about again. Some people are still looking for their loved ones who were put into different shelters across the states. Some of them still don't know wether their loved ones are alive. I honestly think that such an experience will change your outlook on life completely. It even changed me and I'm miles awy in South Africa. I took so many things for granted, now i thank God everyday for giving me life and a home. It's a gift, not a right. I hope this answers your question!
2006-09-05 00:24:04 · answer #2 · answered by amanda b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of us are the same after life-altering events.
You are not the same as yesterday, these events mold us and shape our lives and attitudes
It is what we do with it that is important
2006-09-05 03:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by five4us 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that they ever will. Any kind of major traumatic event always changes a persons life.
Doug
2006-09-04 17:57:49 · answer #4 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-05 05:54:38 · answer #5 · answered by julean33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋