Fear Of Diasters

[Deeishere111]

Do you fear any type of disaster that may occur in your area? When I say disaster, I am thinking of floods, fires, blizzards or anything that may keep you indoors or rush to the stores to stock up on food and supplies. I know that we can't help what could happen and some events are beyond our control. What do you to prepare just in case? I was watching videos and discovered there are groups of people who call themselves preppers. They prepare for any event by stocking up on food and water. I started doing that just in case.

 

[DDNatureLover]

Preppers are very common here in the United States. What they are prepping for varies by the person and also by the area where they live, in some cases. Where I live, there are hurricanes, and I try to keep a little extra water and also some canned supplies and pet supplies in the months during Hurricane Season. I have lived where there were blizzards in the past, and the preparation is similar in that aspect, since the best method is to hunker down and sometimes be stuck in the house for days, although the difference is that where i live now, I may have to evacuate, so I don't go overboard with stocking provisions.

 

[aimeepoo]

Definitely. I've always been terribly afraid of disasters and worry constantly about them. I was 13 years old and a tornado went through our small town. I was home alone as my dad went up the road for just a few minutes. It was clear with just a bit of rain but suddenly it got really dark and greenish. It scared me very bad and I often wonder if I do not have a bit of PTSD from that day. The only thing we can do is prepare and make certain we have a good supply of water and food and things to survive in case of a disaster.

 

[amy88]

I live in a very earthquake prone area, and that does worry me. We are really as prepared as we can be in the event that anything would happen - bottled water, food supplies that are non perishable and things like that -- but it still does worry me from time to time.


That's really the only natural disaster that I think could happen here - I've never heard of floods or wildfires or anything - but it's still scary. I think all I can really do is just be prepared!

 

[deanyd_17]

I think I may have similar issue. I tend to worry far more about things that are out of my control. If something happens, I can deal with it. When something MAY happen, I tend to just worry until the 'thing' happens or doesn't happen. With disasters, it's a constant looming threat. If I think too long about it, yes, I get very anxious and stressed. Preparing as much as possible for these sorts of things are the best way that I have of trying to get such things back under my control. Fire extinguishers, stocking up on canned goods in the basement, even purchasing an online survival kit has helped me ease these nerves in the past.

 

[Ashley0323]

Yes I do very much carry these kind of fears. It just adds the cherry on top of my anxiety. When i drive, i am always paranoid that I am going to get into an accident while my children are in the car. I also have an irrational fear that one day a house that we are residing in will catch fire. God forbid, but you never know. I hate overthinking these things.

 

[janemariesayed]

There is a special cupboard in my kitchen that is gradually getting filled with survival food. It is full of tins of meat, fish and tins of fruit, custard even milk. Although I don't normally eat tinned food, it lasts a very long time and is there in the case of emergencies. I was in a country that went through an uprising while I was there. No food could get through to our town so all the shops sold out within days. I managed to find some flour in a bakery but the supermarkets and restaurants were all closed because they had nothing to sell. So even if we had money we still couldn't buy anything.

It made me think that to have at least a couple of weeks worth of food it should be sufficient in the case of any disaster.