story872.xml
Title
story872.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-07-10
911DA Story: Story
Like the rest of America, my personal images of what I saw and felt are burned permanently on my mind. But what came after is a change in my life that occured, most likely, because of the attacks.
I had recently broke up with my partner and I was feeling depressed and dejected; I drank heavily and generally lost the will to just live and enjoy life.
On 21 October, I stopped drinking and began to turn things around for myself. I realized the enormity of the losses of so many people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania and felt I had no right to grieve for a lost love any longer-my problems seemed so trite in comparison.
Today, I am sober still and try to keep all the small inconveniences and difficulties in life in their proper, small proportions.
11 September has changed my views of what is important in this life and what is really just inconsequential "filler."
I had recently broke up with my partner and I was feeling depressed and dejected; I drank heavily and generally lost the will to just live and enjoy life.
On 21 October, I stopped drinking and began to turn things around for myself. I realized the enormity of the losses of so many people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania and felt I had no right to grieve for a lost love any longer-my problems seemed so trite in comparison.
Today, I am sober still and try to keep all the small inconveniences and difficulties in life in their proper, small proportions.
11 September has changed my views of what is important in this life and what is really just inconsequential "filler."
Collection
Citation
“story872.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 10, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/4013.