Natural disasters experienced in different ways in different places around the world or in our country have great effects on human psychology. Although some people recover from the damage of these events in a short time, others may leave some psychological damage.
Drawing attention to the psychological problems that may occur after a natural disaster, Büyük Anadolu Hospitals Psychiatrist Specialist. Dr. Hilal Dost recommended that a person should consult a psychiatrist if feelings such as sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, fear, and panic that may occur after traumatic events such as earthquakes, forest fires, and floods do not ease or increase after a certain period of time.
The impact of disasters on human psychology
Psychiatrist Specialist. Dr. Hilal Dost said, "All the disasters we experience have a significant impact on human psychology.
After natural disasters, even if we are not directly exposed to the disaster, we experience feelings, emotions and sensations such as sleep disturbance, nightmares, loss of appetite, alienation from people, feeling as if we are experiencing the same traumatic event over and over again, images of the event coming to our mind, due to the effects of the photos and videos we hear and see on the news and social media. We can experience thoughts. In a sense, these are like symptoms of this traumatic event.
If the symptoms do not decrease but increase, pay attention!
While it is considered quite natural to have these symptoms in the first period after the trauma, we expect these symptoms to decrease and ease over time.
But sometimes, in some cases, these symptoms may continue for more than a month.
If symptoms last longer than 1 month, it may indicate "acute stress disorder", and if they persist for more than 6 months, it may indicate "post-traumatic stress disorder".
For this reason; "If we experience such symptoms very intensely or if such symptoms continue even after a long time, I recommend that you consult a psychiatrist," he concluded.
