When you witness or experience disasters, most people experience traumatic stress such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, and so on. These are considered a normal reaction to a traumatic event, so you do not have to be depressed or afraid of feeling different from before. You can usually recover within 1 to 6 months and get daily routines. If symptoms persist, seek mental health professional’s help.

Earthquake

• You can be surprised by the vibrations in your life and the cracked buildings.
• Heart palpitation or physical pains without reason may occur by disaster-related stress.
• You have no desire to do anything.
• You have a difficulty of falling asleep or have nightmares because of terrifying memories.
• You are anxious or depressed that you will be hit by an earthquake again.
• You are distressed by negative thought or imagination.

Fire

• Others died or were hurt, but you feel guilty for surviving.
• The memories of the evacuation come to mind, making you unable to sleep.
• You may be afraid of fire and may not be able to get close to it.
• If you have a burn, the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder is increased when the pain or scar is severe.
• It is distressing with loss and negative thoughts or imagination from economic losses.

Flood

• Heart palpitation or physical pains without reason may occur by disaster-related stress.
• Distress due to economic loss and negative thoughts or imagination.
• When it rains, you feel overly anxious that you will experience the flood again.
• When weather forecasts related to rain or floods come out, you are startled and become nervous.