> That relief was short-lived because soon after that the first tower was > falling, our building was shaking and I could feel many thousands of > people screaming, suffering and dying,
It is not a year yet since this happened. I know for the people directly involved it isn't by any means over. i know from personal correspondence with people right there that the fear, pain, the reliving is still a daily remider. PTSD. Whatever you wish to call it. I have no idea why people not involved directly forget so easily think 'it's over now, you should be over it now'. It is the same with any trauma. It is never over but for some strange reason those not directly affected don't get that. I think it is fear here to. Fear that something terrible will happen to them one day. denial. Like those 'friends' who cross the street rather than talk to you after you have suffered something terrible. Trouble is when that something terrible does happen, they too will be told 'get over it, it's been a while now', and other heartrless fearleful people will cross the street to avoid them. Then they will understand.
