Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS)Information for Relief Workers on Emotional Reactions to Human Bodies in Mass Death (Chinese)
*** Chinese translation of CSTS fact sheet
In your work with this disaster you are likely to see, smell, and handle the dead bodies of men women and children of all ages. Working with or around human remains may arouse strong feelings of pity, horror, repulsion, disgust, and anger at the senselessness of this tragedy. You may feel guilty for not helping enough. These reactions are normal and a part of being human. You may feel emotionally numb, or you may even use “graveyard humor” to make the suffering and death seem less terrible. These are also normal responses.
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