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I discovered something strange. I'm more afraid of heavy rain and storms than rockets and missiles. Storm Byron is ending its short life here with us now. Greece, Cyprus and Israel have agreed on common names for storms. They start there and with us they are mainly public relations storms, lots of rain but not too bad, and I'm still scared. A quick and superficial analysis of this phenomenon that I just did reveals to me that the adrenaline generated by the missile threat is the extra spice. An immediate life-threatening danger that requires immediate action doesn't allow much time for thought. Adrenaline wins. A long, heavy rain that continues for many hours and several days, raises many other thoughts and fears, but they continue for a long time, while I put another bucket over the couch to catch the drops falling from the ceiling. Of course the storm anxieties are a higher priority, but their duration is exhausting.
And I still sleep with my phone under my pillow and my comfortable shoes for a quick run out in the middle of the night with me every night. That's what happens when you get used to the dangers.
I am an anxious person by nature and cannot imagine how I would cope in a permanent state of underlying fear.
ReplyDeleteYou are very pragmatic. More than I could be.
I've also gotten used to thinking of myself as an anxious person and I surprise myself every time.
ReplyDeleteRain and wind are unpredictable. I dislike winds more. I hate the sound of heavy wind whistling around at night and wait for tiles to lift or pieces of Ks treasures to become Airbourne.
ReplyDeleteByron brought us what seemed like endless rain. It all drained away very quickly.
May the heavens be peaceful for you
Today the sun is already shining here and the sky is blue, like most of the time here, but there have been some scary days, a tiled roof here too, good thing I didn't think about it the last two days...
DeleteLike 'local alien' above, it's strong wind that worries me the most. In France we have ancient tiles that aren't fixed to the roof, and they can fly off. We also now have a free-standing satellite internet dish on the roof, that, although it's very heavy, isn't actually fixed to anything. Worrying!
ReplyDeleteAs I wrote above, there's a tiled roof here too, probably another reason for concern.
ReplyDeleteYou describe it so well, Yael. Hope you have peace and calm from war and weather.
ReplyDeleteEllen,I too hope for a quieter future. Thank you.
DeleteOur Pacific Northwest region has been inundated with heavy rainstorms recently. I've family up there and the power went out in their city for a day. Others have been forced to evacuate. I wish you well, Yael. x
ReplyDeleteBea, Thank you. There wasn't really a storm here, just heavy, prolonged rain, we're not used to that.
DeleteI did not realize you had named storms in Israel! Having water dripping into the house would certainly raise my anxiety level.
ReplyDeleteSteve, Indeed, there's nothing like drops falling from the ceiling to arouse anxiety. For me too. The names of the storms are something new here, according to an agreement with Cyprus and Greece, where the storms start and reach us in their weakness.
DeleteWe have had miserable weather for weeks here now, rain, fog, grey sky all day, but at least not very cold. I can imagine being afraid when there is a storm, but I cannot imagine being threatened by rockets and missiles all day and night.
ReplyDeleteStay safe and have peace, I pray for you and your country every day
Hilde in Germany
Hilde,Thank you for the kind words as always. Indeed, the missiles and rockets are a unique phenomenon for us here, we don't get used to it but we develop a kind of resilience.
DeleteDear Yael, that sounds to me as having to choose between Scylla and Charybdis - both awful. Natures' force can make one very tiny and helpless - but missiles too. I feel for you!
ReplyDeleteBritta, Thank you. Indeed, life has dealt us such cards that we are forced to make strange choices.
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