Earthquake Trauma
Hello beautiful community!
As some of you may know, I'm from Mexico City. And moments ago, we just had another earthquake, after the horrible events occurred last year in September, the response was quick and people are way more prepared to face this.
However, this is a critical time for the mind to process and go on with life or to accumulate this experience and lock it in. I expect to be seeing many more signs of PTSD among my community in the following days.
If anyone is reading this, and perhaps you've also experienced a major natural desaster, of not the same events as I have, IdI like to to remind you that it is ok, we are alive and we cannot control the forces of nature. Everytime a new obstacle arises, we become more resilient and can be sure that we will successfully carry on as survivors.
Thank you.
@PenguinsCrossing Hey Penguins, we have a forum thread in trauma which may be helpful to those affected by natural disaster such as earthquakes and also how those disasters can also affect relief workers.
I am glad you are okay and I cannot image how it feels to live through that kind of experience but I am glad you are okay. PTSD can affect those who go through natural disasters though I also know people are resilient and for those who face natural disasters in area's where those events happen more frequently, they have a huge sense of community spirit and work together to try and get their homes and communities functioning once again. And yes your message is important. You are safe and you have survived. 
New member here. Hope u r safe and healthy. I am dealing with seismophobia. I live in Macedonia and we do get quakes here but the largest are up to 6.5 and that happend 50 years ago and is not expected to hapen for 400 years. Yes, 4 centuries. Magnitude 5 hapened 4 years ago and we have about a 100 years for the next one. Smallers one can hapen but arround 2-3 magnitude. I know all of this and live in yugoslavian made bulding, build right after a 6.3 quake so it is really safe. Yet, i have a terible fear even of hearing the word or seeing that there was one somewhere 1000 miles away.
