For some, the thought of having to ride out a hurricane can be a scary thought. The hurricane was a life-changing event for her, and one woman WESH spoke to is still recovering from Ian. During Hurricane Ian, Soni Butler’s house flooded. “We still had electricity,” Butler said. “There was about 6 inches of water in the house,” Butler said of her neighborhood being flooded. Every time her car passed, a wave of water would rush against her door. “It’s terrible. I don’t want to go through this again. You know, we’re almost 70 years old,” Butler said. Much has changed in Butler’s life since then. She was diagnosed with severe anxiety, stress, and PTSD. “I don’t want to talk to people,” Butler added. “I don’t want to go anywhere.” It rained heavily a few weeks ago, and Butler recalled the day Ian came. “The roads were congested and flooded,” Butler said. Ta. “I was here at the window. I was home alone. I had a full-blown panic attack. I mean, I was crying. I was screaming. I was stomping my feet. “I mean, I was scared.” Monique Evelyn, a licensed mental health counselor, said such reactions are not uncommon. “It’s very difficult to recover after an event like that,” Evelyn said. said. Evelyn said weather events like hurricanes can be traumatic because people lose sentimental assets. For Butler, who may have lost a loved one, it took about a week for the water in her home to dry. She had to live in her son’s house for 10 months until her house was repaired. “We went down to the concrete slabs and studs. “I think the walls of the entire house were scraped up to four feet high. It was a long road. A year later, Butler is still suffering mentally. “Overcoming something like PTSD is difficult to recover from,” Butler added. “For some people it can take years, for some people it can take the rest of their lives,” Evelyn said. He thinks one thing that can help and potentially shorten the time you’re experiencing symptoms is something like therapy. “Butler didn’t have any luck getting help.” I feel like I’m mentally misaligned. ” Butler said. “And I feel like I need to be put in a mental hospital or something. I don’t know what irritates me. I keep it to myself.” There’s a road ahead, and all she hopes is that one day things will go back to normal.
For some, the thought of having to ride out a hurricane can be a scary thought. The hurricane was a life-changing event, and one woman WESH spoke to is still recovering from Ian’s treatment.
Sonni Butler’s house flooded during Hurricane Ian.
“We still had electricity,” Butler said. “There was about 6 inches of water inside the house.”
Butler said her neighborhood was flooded. Every time her car passed, a wave of water rushed through her door.
Butler said: “It’s terrible. I don’t want to go through this again. You know, we’re almost 70 years old. It’s been tough for us.”
Much has changed in Butler’s life since then. She was diagnosed with severe anxiety, stress, and PTSD.
“I don’t want to talk to people,” Butler added. “I don’t want to go anywhere. I’ve alienated myself.”
A few weeks ago, it rained heavily and Butler remembered the day Ian arrived.
“The roads were backed up and flooded. I was at the window. I was alone in the house. I had a full-blown panic attack. I mean, I was crying. I was screaming. I was stamping my feet.” Butler said. My legs…I mean, I was scared. ”
Monique Evelyn, a licensed mental health counselor, said such reactions are not uncommon.
“It’s very difficult to recover after something like that,” Evelyn said. “So it’s understandable that she might experience depression and sadness and feel that her life will never be the same.”
Evelyn said weather events like hurricanes can be traumatic because people lose emotional capital. Some may have lost a loved one.
In Butler’s case, it took about a week for the water in her house to dry. She had to live in her son’s house for 10 months while her house was being repaired.
“We went down to the concrete slab and studs,” Butler added. “I think the walls were scraped four feet high throughout the house.”
It’s been a long road. A year later, Butler is still struggling mentally. Once Evelyn overcomes something like PTSD, it’s difficult to recover, he said.
“For some people, it can take years,” Evelyn says. “That could be the rest of their life. I think one of the things that can help and potentially shorten the time you’re experiencing symptoms is something like therapy.”
Butler could not get help.
“I feel like I’m a mentally unbalanced person. And I feel like I should be put in a mental hospital or something. I don’t know what it is that makes me angry. I just put it away,” Butler said. . ”
Butler has a long road ahead of him. She just hopes that one day things will go back to how they were before.
