How do you deal with horrible images?
How do you shake horrible images from your mind? My morning started with firetrucks and police cars and every imaginable city rescue vehicle (some of which I have never seen before). All I could see was smoke in the street and people running. Everything was even more difficult because there are mountains of snow piled everywhere and it is snowing again now.
It turns out that two houses were engulfed in flames just up the street from me. In Philadelphia, all of our houses are connected (row homes). So you have to run outside when these things happen because your house could be next.
What I saw was shocking and horrific. For a few hours, they have been battling the flames. We could hear the screams of a woman for a long time. It is still not clear if she was rescued. I actually had to come back in because I couldn't breathe. It is horrible.
¿Qué tragedias han cambiado tu vida? ¿Cómo se olvidan las imágenes?
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En el día de infamia (no el que nombró Roosevelt sino el de 9/11), yo trabajaba en un edficio solo separado por una cuadra de las torres del WTC. Pude oir el choque del primer avión y (porque salimos a la calle) ver al segundo. Pero sin duda alguna, lo que más me molestó fue verles a las personas que se lanzaron por las ventanas para alcanzar una muerte más rápida que la de ser consumidas por las llamas.
En cuanto a una manera de borrar estas imagenes-memorias, no tengo ningún consejo. Las mias todavia me surgen de vez en cuando (aunque sea con menos frequencá que antes). Mi prima favorita trabajaba (era abogada) en una de las torres y cada año nos reunimos (mi familia y lo que queda de la suya [su marido y su niña] para el Día de Dar las Gracias. Recientemente no hablamos de ella en estas occasiones pero estoy seguro de que los demás, tanto como yo, no han dejado de pensar en ella.
Hello Nicole:
I am going to respond to your unfortunate experience in English only because I don't have time right now to translate this.
You asked the question: "How do you shake horrible images from your mind?"
I have had some experience with the same question when an incident happened to me.
I wont go into the details, but it had to do with what I saw a person do to a dog. It was really horrible.
I couldnt get the image out of my mind no matter how hard I tried.
I finally went to a psychiatrist for help. He gave me some very good advice, and I stopped thinking about the horrible thing I saw.
He said to me: You will never be able to forget what you saw. Dont try to fight your feelings. You need to just accept the fact that you saw it, and realize that bad things happen in this world and that there is nothing you can do about it.
Once I accepted what I saw, and said to myself, there is nothing that I could have done to prevent it, the image slowly went away.
Now I can look back at the horrible thing I saw, and it doesnt bother me, although of course I still feel a little upset when I do think about it.
Hope this helps you.
Perhaps we are not meant to "shake" these awful images we encounter through life. They help to shape us into compassionate human beings. Instead if wishing we could erase such unpleasantness...perhaps we should rejoice that we are ABLE to feel such sorrow for another persons suffering. It means we are kindhearted. We should not ever wish that away no matter how uncomfortable it makes us. Compassion and guilt separate us from monsters. Do not let these things overcome you, and do not forget to have hope in a better tomorrow. Faith in Gods wisdom also helps if you are a believer. No bad thing happens without some greater good coming. He has a plan for everyone. We are not always allowed to see the end results...hence we must let faith carry us. Pray for those who suffer and pray that you never lose the ability to feel compassion or "horror" for the suffering of others. Peace
Rolest said:
He said to me: You will never be able to forget what you saw. Dont try to fight your feelings. You need to just accept the fact that you saw it, and realize that bad things happen in this world and that there is nothing you can do about it.
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Me dijo: "Nunca podrás olvidar lo que viste. No combatas tus sentimientos. Es necesario que aceptes el hecho de haberlo visto, y que comprendas que en este mundo pasan cosas malas y que a veces no hay nada que puedas hacer para prevenirlas"
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Qué buen consejo Rolest. Todos pasamos por cosas que quisiéramos borrar de nuestras vidas. Pero es necesario enfrentarlas para luego dejarlas ir. Si uno sigue dando vuelta sobre el dolor, lo único que va a conseguir es más dolor.
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Dicen que le tiempo cura las heridas... y es verdad. (al menos cicatrizan). El tiempo todo lo cura, y el ser humano tiene una capacidad de recuperación asombrosa. Ya pasará Nicole... mientras tanto es muy bueno que lo hayas hablado... es el primer paso para superarlo!!
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Cariños
¿Cómo borrar imágenes horribles de tu mente? Mi mañana comenzó con camiones de bomberos, autos de policias y todos los vehículos de rescate y emergencia imaginables(algunos de los cuales nunca habia visto antes). Lo único que se podía ver en la calle era humo y gente corriendo. Encima, todo era mas complicado porque había montañas de nieve acumuladas en todos lados e incluso ahora esta nevando de nuevo .
Ocurrió que dos casas estaban envueltas en llamas, calle arriba, muy cerca de la mia. En Filadelfia, todas nuestras casas estan conectadas (vivendas en bloques) . Es por ello que tienes que correr afuera cuando estas cosas pasan, pues tu puedes ser el próximo.
Lo que vi fue impactante y horrendo. Por varias horas los bomberos estuvieron combatiendo las llamas. Podiamos escuchar los gritos desesperados de una mujer por un largo tiempo. Todavía no se sabe si ella fue rescatada de entre las llamas, a propósito, tuve que volver adentro proque no podía respirar. Fue horrible.
HI there That exactly what i want to know.I want to know that if there is an easy method to deal with horrible image directly.I know there are many third party program which supports to process image .So i want to know that if there is any image tool which supports to do that directly.Thanks for any suggestions.
Samdie said:
En el día de infamia (no el que nombró Roosevelt sino el de 9/11), yo trabajaba en un edficio solo separado por una cuadra de las torres del WTC. Pude oir el choque del primer avión y (porque salimos a la calle) ver al segundo. Pero sin duda alguna, lo que más me molestó fue verles a las personas que se lanzaron por las ventanas para alcanzar una muerte más rápida que la de ser consumidas por las llamas.
That was one of the first events I thought of. I know a house fire, though tragic, is nothing to be compared to 9/11, it did bring back memories. Fortunately, I was no where near Manhattan that day, but many friends either commute there for work, live there or live across the river on Staten Island. I heard the horror stories first hand over and over. In addition, my son went to school with Todd Beamer's brother-in-law (famous for "Let's roll! on the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania). Since they were on a baseball team together, I sat at many games watching Todd's widow with her three children. I often wondered how she pulled herself together enough to just sit at a ball game. I suppose that with certain things, we find the grace we need only after the tragedy occurs.
Gracias Samdie por compartir este acontecimiento personal con nosotros. Es un recordatorio para apreciar cada momento.