With trauma leaving its mark the American nation, from 9/11 to the bombing at the Boston Marathon, many people have been left with minds scarred by terror and grief. Once terror influences one's brain, it is difficult to fix. Once threatened, the brain begins processing and thinking in totally different, faster functions than normal. Processes that take time to execute and and irrational fears are realized and reacted to faster than usual. Naturally, this can be perilous to one's mind, making it weaker and less stable. Sedatives, alcohol, and sleep tend to be the main coping methods for people who have been mentally traumatized. Once in the gaping wide hole of a traumatized mentality, getting out is very difficult and it is important to know what to do to avoid as much long-term damage as possible.
This article, written by Maia Szalavitz, for Time magazine, is very important. Not just now, after the terror that occurred in Boston, but for any future events. People need to know how to cope after experiencing traumatic experiences, things to help them get by. The articles purpose is to provide just that, along with reasons the brain functions differently under terror. This article is eyeopenning and very good, giving insight to the mind of people in mental danger. This article alludes to the current event of the bombings in Boston, making it a good, current article. This article depends a lot, though not too much, on its appeal to authority and the words of doctors and scientists to back up Szalavitz's words. Appeals to pathos could be arguable detected throughout the words of this article, as the tragedy of the Boston Marathon is still very fresh and the trauma is still affecting numerous people in the United States of America.
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