According to interviews and surveys, many victims showed different degrees of psychological problems after the earthquake, and most people could not get rid of the psychological shadows brought by the earthquake, such as nightmares. "Closing your eyes is the scene when the house collapses." ; Or dizzy all day, everything in front of you is shaking and your legs are weak.
Experts say there are three kinds of "mental patients" after the earthquake. First, I had a disease in the past and was cured. The earthquake caused mental tension and fear, and induced old diseases. Second, the elderly are frail and sick, and various physiological functions decline. The earthquake causes mental tension and fear, which in turn leads to endocrine disorders or further decline of some physiological functions, which leads to dizziness, headache and heart disease. Third, the mental stress and fear brought by the earthquake, coupled with the constant aftershocks, have produced conditioned reflex, which will make you more nervous and irritable when aftershocks occur.
Looking back on the Tangshan earthquake (1July 28th, 976), the psychological trauma caused by the earthquake has had a lasting stress effect on the victims, which has affected their physical and mental health for a long time. People who died in the earthquake have different psychological feelings from those who have no relatives. People who lived for the rest of their lives after the earthquake developed some kind of post-traumatic stress disorder. Among them, the proportion of neurosis, anxiety and phobia is higher than the normal epidemiological data, and some are 3 ~ 5 times higher than the normal value. Many people suffer from insomnia, dreaminess, emotional instability and anxiety. 28 "will touch the scene injury, etc. The proportion of people who have experienced earthquake trauma suffering from hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases is also higher than that of normal people.
A patient lost three children in Tangshan earthquake. Every time I see a child about the same age as her deceased child, she can't help feeling sad and unhappy for a long time. Hang curtains at home even in broad daylight. If you don't hang the curtains, you will have the illusion that the children who died in the earthquake came in through the window. Whenever she talks about her past experiences, she will burst into tears.
Another patient was trapped in the ruins for 4 hours in the Tangshan earthquake, and rescuers arrived in time to get him out of danger safely, leaving a shadow in his heart. Once he was on a business trip in other places, and his residence suddenly lost power. In the dark, he suddenly felt respiratory distress, and great fear came to his heart, as if he were buried under the rubble again. Later, this illusion gradually increased, and fear followed. He can no longer stay in a closed environment and has to open doors everywhere.
Xiao, a professor at China Mental Health Association, believes that "disasters will cause serious psychological trauma to people. If they are not treated in time, they will torture people for life, change their personalities and even lead to extreme behaviors such as suicide and violence. "