Blog Post 1

I read an article titled "Emotional Effects of Natural Disasters" by Nadine Brozan.  It was about how natural disasters effect people more then just physically speaking but also mentally and emotionally.  I have never experienced something like this before but the article spells it out fairly clearly with the way people deal with natural disasters mentally.  Brozan says, "The initial shock - a stunning sense of astonishment and terror -is followed by euphoria at having survived...Then the elation dissolves rapidly in the face of reality and depression, ranging from mild to extreme, sets in. Finally recuperation begins."  I feel like she hit the nail right on the head with that explanation because when i shattered my knee cap one summer at first i was just shocked at the situation, then i freaked out and got scared because of the pain, then after i got it all wrapped up and stuff i was super upset because i thought my whole summer was done for and then finally i started healing.  Though this may seem like a lame example, because of it i can somewhat understand how people in big natural disasters deal with things such as loss of people and/or things.