There are people from all over on here, so I thought maybe SOMEONE could help me with this. A tornado ripped through my hometown over the weekend. I live about twenty minutes away, but my entire family still lives down there. The tornado damaged both my uncle's and my brother's properties. Their damage was not nearly as bad as other's in the area, as there were homes completely flattened just a few doors down. The town is under a state of emergency, National Guard showed up and everything. The downtown area was not as bad as the area where my brother lives, but there is still not a tree standing and there are tons of buildings and vehicles severely damaged. Thankfully, no one was killed. I got a call from my brother, who has 5 kids, at 330 in the morning telling me and I headed down there immediately. I was devestated. Driving through town, I felt like it wasn't real. Like it was a movie set. But it wasn't...the place where I spent over twenty years of my life was flatttened. I wasn't there, but for some reason I can't get the sounds out of my head. The screams, the breaking glass, the "train" sound of the tornado, the clattering of dishes, the sound of falling bricks...It's haunting me...and I can't stop it. I'm an emotional basketcase. Has anyone experienced this before that can offer me some advice? How to get rid of this menacing nightmare?
I've been through it more than once and unfortunately more than twice. How do you get rid of a menacing nightmare? Wake up. It happened and it can happen again but it is not happening now. Further you will at some point, die. Short of that event, you have no cause for alarm.
Property can be replaced and homes can be rebuilt; what’s important is that no one was killed or injured Hotwater
Your empathy for those involved in this natural disaster has reach the level of ‘shared experience’ as if you too experienced the awesome terror of the killer tornado. Only time can stop the sights, sounds, and the nightmares which plague your every waking hour. Hotwater
nope. still working on it myself. good luck. all i can say is i'm a little better than before but not quite where i was pre-basement terror. time?
I was in one storm that was either a small tornado or very high straight-line winds. The sound of the wind was scary, something I never heard before. Downed trees everywhere and some roof damage. That one was mild compared with what other people go through, but it changed the way I think about storms and made me realize anything can happen. .
I've been in proximity of several, having to hide out inside a few times, and once visiting my sisters trailer, having to hide in a ditch while watching one a few miles away. But never been hit by one. Last year we went and collected some relief supplies for tornado relief for a storm that hit Lone Grove Oklahoma, we wanted to help clean up too, but it was mostly work for bulldozers, the mobile homes there were unrecognizable that they ever were (homes). It was crazy. I don't have much advice. It's probably a small case of PTSD by being concerned about your families life. Perhaps spend some time with them, talk with them, and perhaps talk to a therapist about it. Otherwise, you're families okay. Just let 'em know you love 'em, and you'll move on from this.
Nope. Makes it worse. Now you're terrified and have kids to freak over. Unless you're tougher than me. Which most people are.
