Sounds awful. Those folks will probably need lots of therapy to get over this, even if they claim that they're "just fine".
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/reliving.cfm: "Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. [...] Many people with PTSD repeatedly re-experience the ordeal in the form of flashback episodes, memories, nightmares, or frightening thoughts, especially when they are exposed to events or objects reminiscent of the trauma. [...] Physical symptoms [...] are common in people with PTSD."
http://survive.org.uk/PTSD.html "Inability to recall important aspects of the trauma, is another of the ways avoidance and numbing may work. This means the person cannot remember exactly what happened. Many trauma survivors forget in order to survive. Survivors may also have learned to dissociate, to literally not be there, to survive. They automatically "switch off" during a stressful situation because it is too painful to deal with."
The above quotes suggest that the temporarily blinded man might have either voluntarily or involuntarily chose "not to see" horrors during the incident. It's possible that re-living the experience caused the "not to see" command to reactivate.
Another possible explanation is that the body dumps an incredible number of chemicals into the bloodstream during these situations, and again when the person re-lives them. These hormones profoundly effect the way the mind works.
I hope this man and the others find a way to cope with their terrible experiences.
The mp3-encoder costs $14.95. It's based on LAME and can rapidly produce high-quality audio. This is nice because the ripper is part of Winamp and you don't need additional tools.
The FREE version can rip CDs to AAC and MP4.
Global Hotkeys work great. If you need to pause the song, you can do so instantly... no need to ALT-TAB to Winamp.
Winamp5 lets you right-click a file or directory and play or enqueue it.
I've used Winamp 5 pre-releases for a month, here's my observations:
* FAST: As snappy as 2.x even on old machines using the "classic" skin. * STABLE: In a month of use, no crashes or uncouth behavior. * 2.x FEATURES: "Jump" and "Physically Delete" have been re-introduced. * SKINS: Works with version 2 and 3 skins. New default skin is user-friendly and purdy. * RIPPING: Making good MP3s from your CDs is fast and easy. * Global hotkeys: Control all program features through global hotkeys, e.g. press CTRL-ALT-5 to activate pause/play, even when Winamp is not focused as the active app. * Media library: Quickly find songs based on title, album, and artist.
If you liked Winamp2 but not 3, you should give this a try.
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Sounds awful. Those folks will probably need lots of therapy to get over this, even if they claim that they're "just fine".
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/reliving.cfm:
"Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. [...] Many people with PTSD repeatedly re-experience the ordeal in the form of flashback episodes, memories, nightmares, or frightening thoughts, especially when they are exposed to events or objects reminiscent of the trauma. [...] Physical symptoms [...] are common in people with PTSD."
http://survive.org.uk/PTSD.html
"Inability to recall important aspects of the trauma, is another of the ways avoidance and numbing may work. This means the person cannot remember exactly what happened. Many trauma survivors forget in order to survive. Survivors may also have learned to dissociate, to literally not be there, to survive. They automatically "switch off" during a stressful situation because it is too painful to deal with."
The above quotes suggest that the temporarily blinded man might have either voluntarily or involuntarily chose "not to see" horrors during the incident. It's possible that re-living the experience caused the "not to see" command to reactivate.
Another possible explanation is that the body dumps an incredible number of chemicals into the bloodstream during these situations, and again when the person re-lives them. These hormones profoundly effect the way the mind works.
I hope this man and the others find a way to cope with their terrible experiences.
I've used Winamp 5 pre-releases for a month, here's my observations:
* FAST: As snappy as 2.x even on old machines using the "classic" skin.
* STABLE: In a month of use, no crashes or uncouth behavior.
* 2.x FEATURES: "Jump" and "Physically Delete" have been re-introduced.
* SKINS: Works with version 2 and 3 skins. New default skin is user-friendly and purdy.
* RIPPING: Making good MP3s from your CDs is fast and easy.
* Global hotkeys: Control all program features through global hotkeys, e.g. press CTRL-ALT-5 to activate pause/play, even when Winamp is not focused as the active app.
* Media library: Quickly find songs based on title, album, and artist.
If you liked Winamp2 but not 3, you should give this a try.