Meaning of tornado brain | Babel Free

Definitions

Mental health difficulties faced by the survivors of a tornado.

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Examples

“She told us that in the three years it took to get Greensburg fully cleaned up, “we all had ‘tornado brain.’ There were far too many things to focus on. It became hard to get up in the morning.[…]””

““Families a lot of times wouldn’t do what they’re supposed to because they come in with this tornado brain,” she said. “So we sit down with them and support them through the process.””

“I need help concentrating and recovering from what we call ‘tornado brain’ in Joplin. Every time we hear the rumble of the storm, we think and hear the tornado happening.”

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