Hunger, conflict and natural disasters can have a huge impact on someone’s mental health. The constant danger, the daily battle for food and water. The threat of illness without a doctor nearby to help.
The day-in, day-out trauma, the fear of hunger, of death, of losing your mother or father or children, builds up. It leaves scars. It’s debilitating. If unaddressed, it can be overwhelming.
Imagine how it might be in a war zone. Not knowing if you’ll eat today. Or whether your child will make it home from school. The grinding fear and danger hangs over you, permanently.