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Created: April 11, 2003
Latest Update: April 11, 2003
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Nightmares about the War

Site Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata and Individual Authors, April 2003.
"Fair use" encouraged.

Subject: Effects

Jeanne,
I found the article about an anxious nation turning to comfort foods very interesting. It is unbelievable how much of an impact the war has on us without us realizing it.

It wasn't until a couple nights ago when I had a nightmare that I realized how much it is affecting me. In my nightmare, I was fighting in the war with my friend. I was inside a room crawled up in a corner crying because I was scared to leave the room and fight. Then some Iraqi soldiers came in the room, and we shot at each other, and my friend got hit. I was trying to carry my injured friend out of the building so that I could find him some medical help; and then I woke up. This dream really disturbed me, and it made me realize how much the war is affecting me. It is affecting me just like those who are turning to comfort food during this time of anxiety. Jennifer Glass