Comments on: Earthquake Anxiety http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/earthquake-anxiety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=earthquake-anxiety A potpourri of: Highland Park; Jewish topics; Central New Jersey; art, nature, WordPress, health, photography ... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leora http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/earthquake-anxiety/#comment-1521 Leora Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:16:40 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1521 Robin, I like your different tactics for the elderly and for a child. MiI, she lives in a neighborhood north of Haifa. Hopefully, her assisted living building is up-to-code. I'll let my cousin worry about that (he lives in the North, too, in a private home). Jack, yes, I guess that's life in CA. Baila, at least we had a chance to speak on the phone! I felt almost like I met you. ID, I used to worry about wars a lot. Now I just try to enjoy each day and take care of each family member as issues arise. Robin, I like your different tactics for the elderly and for a child. MiI, she lives in a neighborhood north of Haifa. Hopefully, her assisted living building is up-to-code. I’ll let my cousin worry about that (he lives in the North, too, in a private home). Jack, yes, I guess that’s life in CA. Baila, at least we had a chance to speak on the phone! I felt almost like I met you. ID, I used to worry about wars a lot. Now I just try to enjoy each day and take care of each family member as issues arise.

]]> By: Ilana-Davita http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/earthquake-anxiety/#comment-1482 Ilana-Davita Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:28:12 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1482 Eartquakes is not an issue here but when I was a kid I used to fear that another war was round the corner. I live in a region where WW1 was a tragedy. Obviously the impact of WW2 was even more forceful because of what our parents and grandparents would tell us. When dealing with other people's anxiety I'd agree with Robin. Empathy and active listening for older people. It is easier to resort to reason with a child; besides I think that children are more ready to believe and trust us (adults). Old people's fears are more difficult to deal with. Eartquakes is not an issue here but when I was a kid I used to fear that another war was round the corner. I live in a region where WW1 was a tragedy. Obviously the impact of WW2 was even more forceful because of what our parents and grandparents would tell us.
When dealing with other people’s anxiety I’d agree with Robin. Empathy and active listening for older people.
It is easier to resort to reason with a child; besides I think that children are more ready to believe and trust us (adults). Old people’s fears are more difficult to deal with.

]]> By: Baila http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/earthquake-anxiety/#comment-1480 Baila Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:08:38 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1480 Sometimes I am afraid of my own shadow; most of the time I stay [somewhat] sane but remembering that it's all out of our control.... Sorry we missed each other. I thought you were going to be my first face-to-face blogger meeting. Sometimes I am afraid of my own shadow; most of the time I stay [somewhat] sane but remembering that it’s all out of our control….

Sorry we missed each other. I thought you were going to be my first face-to-face blogger meeting.

]]> By: Jack http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/earthquake-anxiety/#comment-1478 Jack Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:59:25 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1478 Living in LA I have experienced a number of big earthquakes. We keep hearing about how we are due to have a very large one some time in the future. The hard part about it is that you really don't have any significant warning. By the time the shaking starts there is not a lot of time to do anything. All you can do is try to prepare your home and yourself as best as possible. After that it is out of your hands. Not very reassuring, but... Living in LA I have experienced a number of big earthquakes. We keep hearing about how we are due to have a very large one some time in the future.

The hard part about it is that you really don’t have any significant warning. By the time the shaking starts there is not a lot of time to do anything.

All you can do is try to prepare your home and yourself as best as possible. After that it is out of your hands. Not very reassuring, but…

]]> By: mother in israel http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/earthquake-anxiety/#comment-1477 mother in israel Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:41:33 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1477 Does she live in the north? Because the news today is that seismological warnings show that an earthquake there is imminent. Does she live in the north? Because the news today is that seismological warnings show that an earthquake there is imminent.

]]> By: Robin http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/earthquake-anxiety/#comment-1476 Robin Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:36:28 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1476 For an elderly person whose opinions and fears have had a long time to set, I'd probably do what you did - active listening and empathy. For a child, I think I'd work more on understanding the reason behind the fear and giving them tools/scaffolding to move past it. And since you're talking about Zfat, I thought your readers might get a kick out of <a href="http://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/03/treed-or-rather-staircased.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>. You may want to set down your drinks before reading though. I'm just sayin'. For an elderly person whose opinions and fears have had a long time to set, I’d probably do what you did – active listening and empathy. For a child, I think I’d work more on understanding the reason behind the fear and giving them tools/scaffolding to move past it.

And since you’re talking about Zfat, I thought your readers might get a kick out of this. You may want to set down your drinks before reading though. I’m just sayin’.

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