QOTW: What effect does 9/11 have on you?
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QOTW: What effect does 9/11 have on you?
| Mon, 09-11-2006 - 4:56am |
I was watching Good Morning American on 9/11 & saw everything happening live.
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| Mon, 09-11-2006 - 11:12am |
I will not be watching ANY footage, movies, interviews. I simply cannot handle it right now. I remember where I was when it happened...at the end of my graveyard shift at the local casino and thought it was a movie at first. I also recall watching the hurricane footage last year and it having a huge impact on my state of mind (I had lost a pet to cancer that month and 2 weeks later had another one diagnosed with a diff form of cancer). I cried every day and couldnt tear myself away from the tv. I will not do that again, it for sure has a very negative impact on my anxiety.
| Mon, 09-11-2006 - 12:55pm |
Not watching So sad to for the families affected by that day...Today (9/11)is my 35th Birthday-YUCK! So I celebrated my big 30 watching the horror of that day. And, my name is Katrina-like the hurricane. Trying not to take it all personally-(joke)
| Mon, 09-11-2006 - 1:23pm |
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| Mon, 09-11-2006 - 2:16pm |
I started to watch good morning america like always, I watched a little bit then had to turn it off, it still makes me cry to think about it, I also remember exactly where I was and how worried I was that my dad who had just retired from the Air Force would have to go away, thank God that didn't happen, but I still pray and think about how it did change everyones' lives, about how crazy things are in this world. It definately does not help the anxiety that we all have, it adds another level to it, I hate to fly, even though I have to sometimes for work, my father still flys for work all the time, and I know that is yet another one of my worries. I do know that the only peace I can find in that one is that God is watching over all of us whether we fly a lot, or stay here and deal with the little every day trials of life, we are never alone, and that does help. Today I especially remember all the people serving our country and their families and all those who lost their lives five years ago.
| Mon, 09-11-2006 - 8:30pm |
I didn't think that the anniversary today would affect me too much, but I've been incredibly emotional all day. I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. I knew that it meant that my dh would most likely have to go to war. It was terrifying. He did indeed end up in Afghanistan. I feel awful for the people who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks. I still remember the feeling of horror watching the second plane crash into the building, and realizing then that it wasn't an accident. But added to that, for me at least, is the knowledege that the past five years of worry and seperation started on that day. I remember feeling guilty the days following, because while everyone around me was saying that we needed to do something and retaliate, all I could think about was that my husband would be one of the people called on to do that, and I didn't want him to. Lots of mixed emotions, then and now, about it.
| Mon, 09-11-2006 - 9:30pm |
It helps me to realize how blessed I am!

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