Why I'm not watching anything related to September 11 today.

Sep 11, 2011 13:19

I'm not watching September 11 footage today. I'll read about it, but I can't watch it ( Read more... )

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merlyn4401 September 11 2011, 17:21:15 UTC
I think that's totally understandable. I think half the nation has PTSD from that day.

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journalismgirl September 11 2011, 17:25:31 UTC
I mean, to me, it sounds so ridiculous compared to people who have real, true losses, and I don't think it's PTSD in the true sense. But there's just something about watching the footage that makes me so damn anxious. And as an adult, I can decide not to watch it.

I was very glad on the first anniversary that the Brits weren't focused on it nearly as much as we were. I went to a memorial service in the park near the journalism building, and handed in my dissertation to be bound, but that's all that happened.

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merlyn4401 September 11 2011, 17:28:10 UTC
I think that's exactly was PTSD is, honestly. I think *I* have PTSD from fucking hurricanes because I have to take Xanax when it rains at night. Things that stir so much anxiety that you can't function...well, what else would you call it?

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journalismgirl September 11 2011, 17:30:04 UTC
Hmmm... I'd never thought of it that way.

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