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In response to
"I would argue that it is not healthy emotionally. -- nm"
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Reagen
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IIRC, there were studies done of 9/11 survivors on post-traumatic stress disorder.
Posted by
Roger More (aka RogerMore)
Mar 27 '09, 09:53
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The people who received counselling after the events had far higher rates of PTSD than those who did not.
One theory is that the brain copes with traumatic events by removing them from memory over time, and that focussing on those events after they occur interferes with the way the brain is supposed to operate.
Of course, there's a self-selection counter argument - that the people who were most emotionally affected and suffer from PTSD are also the same people most likely to take the counselling offered after the attacks
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