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How can I move forward?
Since surviving a natural disater two weeks ago and losing everything I own but thanks be to God I did not lose my life, I am having a hard time getting past my fears. We have had sever weather for several days an my nerves are on edge. I can not sleep. I can not stop thinking about this at all. I'm living in constant fear. I know that the chances are slim that this happen again, I know I have no control over it and I know I need to move forward but I don't know how. I sit up worrying all night. I slept in my unfinished basement one night because of my fears. I can not continue living this way. I don't want to live in the basement everytime there is a storm. I don't want to avoid certain activites because of this fear. What can I do? Have any of you been through this? Please help me! I'm terrified!
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I haven't been in a natural disaster but I have experienced some trauma. The things you mention - constant worrying, focusing on what happened, etc - are signs of you trying to process what happened to you.
Because it's been two weeks and the dear hasn't abated, I think you should go see a doctor and get evaluated for having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Either way you need to get this out of your system, otherwise it will continue to eat and eat at you.
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location) has more info on this disorder. Depending on how you feel about this I understand if you feel shame about going to talk to someone. You're not crazy or mentally ill & I want you to remember that. You are a normal person who has experienced something horrible, and who is having trouble "getting over it". Some people have better resiliency skills and can just get over things but others (like me) need a bit of an extra hand in order to recover from what happened.
Please do yourself a favor and let yourself get some help.
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You have suffered a severe mental and to some extent physical trauma. It is unfortunate and you have my deepest sympathy for what you have suffered, but this has been an unusually bad year for violent weather.
If you are living in one of the towns that have suffered from tornadoes that have virtually wiped out the towns; you may want to take advantage of the services of the crisis intervention teams that are available. If there are none, talking with a social worker or psychologist trained in this area will help you.
For many years I have been a firefighter. We see things that no one should have to deal with, but we do. Most of the time we deal with them, we make really bad jokes and move on. But occasionally we get a call that even the bad jokes don't help us deal with the situation. When this happens the fire department has a crisis intervention specialist, a psychologist or social worker waiting for us back at the station. It helps, it doesn't make the bad that we have seen or had to deal with go away. It helps us deal with it so we can go on to the next call and help the next person or family that needs us.
Speaking with a crisis intervention specialist will help you deal with the trauma of what has happened and help you get your life back on track.
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