What are some signs of emotional distress related to disasters?
Signs of emotional distress may include:
- Overwhelming sadness
- Frequent waves of fear, guilt, and anxiety
- Feeling helpless or hopeless
- Hypervigilant of weather and other potential disasters
- Anger affecting relationships with family and friends
- Nightmares or replaying the events of the disaster
- Difficulty readjusting to home or work life
- Difficulty talking about what happened or listening to others talk about it
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