Is it normal to still be very shaken over the 9/11 attacks? (New Yorker)?
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I would think its normal to occasionally have flashbacks and feel shaken over it.  If you are feeling like that ALL the time you might want to get some professional help. It was a pretty traumatic event for the nation, let alone Yew Yorkers. If you dont get professional help make sure you talk to friends or family.  Im sure that will help.
436998
Yeah kinda normal. I have found that most of the truly smart people are a little messed up in the head. If you find that stuff funny you can't help it. The only time you have to worry is when you think of committing a deadly attack.
240159
We werent safe during the Clinton Administration when Al Queda was PLANNING 911....nor were we safe during the NUMEROUS attacks that have been defeated since.\n\nAs long as we have the money and power, we will always maintain some risk, but Al Queda is driven by a culture that NEVER EVER EVER EVER forgives...so Im convinced that now, on some level, right or wrong, we will ALWAYS have to contend with the idiocy of radical Islamists on SOME level.  I just hope people take 9-11 seriously enough to help the government do it's job with the newer security measures and even, kooky as it may sound, by reporting suspicious activities.\n\nThe people at the flight schools where Mohammed Atta trained suspected something strange, but didn't speak up.  Maybe now we can all be a little more aware of strange circumstances, if they occur in our lives.
1179696
Of course not. I personally know Jewish people who died there. We suffered as well!\n\nYou might be mixing it up with something else that saved the Jews.  The week before the High Holy Days (which is when 9/11 happened) the men say special prayers in the morning. Therefore, there are countless stories of Jewish men who worked in the WTC and came late to work because of these prayers. If not for that there would have been hundreds more Jewish casualties that terrible day. The hand of G-d was so obvious in saving the lives of those who where praying to them.
693086
When I was in Iraq, I didn't have any combat experiences, but we were mortared/rocketed a lot, dealt with VBIEDs and IEDs, etc.  I too was jumpy when I first got home, but only for a couple of months.  I was pretty irritable for awhile, but now I am back to my "normal" level of crankiness.  I had a lot of problems sleeping -- it took me a long time to fall asleep at night and I was tired most days.  That has also resolved.
687230
unfortunately some people (usually children, sometimes adults in arrested development) just get a charge out of upsetting people. It makes them feel significant or important that they can shock someone. You shouldn't be so porous to such experiences. That's not a criticism of you, it's just general advice. I'd probably feel the same way. But I'd realize what it was, report it as abuse, delete it, and then I'd refuse to give the street urchin any more real estate in my mind's memory.\n\nCheers, mate.
89520
been thru two in kansas.pretty scary and tears stuff up.\nenough info?
69617
I have panic attacks and I don't think it's just now that they are getting worse. They can be pinpointed now, there is more coverage on it now. Things like that. I am a very anxious person. Not anxious excited. Anxious nervous. The smallest things can make me panic. Going to the dentist does. Sometimes just traffic can do it to me. I am however a weakened person. I have other health problems that add to my fragilness. I think that is a big factor for me.
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It sounds like you're doing fine.  You're just a more excitable person.\n\nEnjoy it.  Put a towel or folded sheet under you and stop worrying so much.\n\nIt sounds perfectly normal.
1068073
I remember waking up and seeing the first plane hit on the news, and then in shock and horror seeing the second plane hit. Then to top it off, I was on my way to work and heard that the third plane hit the pentagon and then the fourth was taken down in that field. I remember the news cast like it was yesterday. It was my 2nd wedding aniversary, and my husband and I spent that evening eating Port O Subs and watching TV. So yah, I remember 9-11 way to well
103713
Its really made me feel good..that someone there is worried like me..n believe me dear they r more of us..but worryin is not the solution...we need to work this out..instead of layin thousand hands wen something bad happen like earhtquake..etc..we shuld lay our hand in workin out this problem..but how..i am not aware..if u know please consider me with u...best of luck..n if get to know something..i'll definately update my answer......
937910
I have screamed since 9/11 that we needed to look at those who gained from the attacks, just prior to the attack, the middle east was in chaos, Israel was in trouble with the UN and US public opinion was calling for sanctions in their attacking unarmed Palastinains, Bush was pushing for increased sanctions against Iraq, meanwhile bomb sniffing dogs were removed from the trade centers and security was cut back drastically. Much of the buildings colaspe does not make scientific sense if it was caused by the fire and inpact from the jets, steel does not melt at the temp that the fire heated to, buildings do not free fall when colasping only imploding caasues this. No engine or balck box was found in the pentegon! Too many unanswered questions and no real governement attempt to answer them
1027757
I'd imagine it would have something to do with the stages of shock. Depending on the situation and your state of being (are you in danger of bodily harm or not) you would go into a state of disbelief or denial. Example: What news you had received "just CAN'T be true!"
378848
YES!!!! I am sooooo scared. I live about a mile from the ocean and I'm freaked out. My family and i went to fly kites at the beach over Easter and i was horrified cause the waves were so big (I've been scared ever since that huge tsunami) I had to be reassured the whole time.lol
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The events of September 11, 2001 made me realize the US is vulnerable.  I had always kind of felt that threats like terrorists attacks were not really a threat to us.  Then we were attacked like that on our own soil and I saw how vulnerable we really are.  It is only by the grace of God that humans have not wiped themselves out by now.
44395
Hmm, lets see.  How many major terrorist attacks have we had on US soil since 2001... 0.  How many in 2001... 1.  I would say I feel safer now than I did in 2001 yes.
8355
Shock. And what a wake up call! America had always felt it was safe and not a target. This put American's in panic mode. People felt much more vulnerable than they ever had. Yes, they supported the war after this.........but fear was rampant!