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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