re: #795 PT Barnum

But why were you traumatized? Was it because we were attacked on our own soil? Because your world view was changed? Why? Trauma implies that 9/11 inflicted some sort of deep injury to your psyche from which you will never recover.

Trauma does not imply that the condition is incurable.
I felt physically and emotionally ill.
I was unable to concentrate on my work.
I was mesmerized and went home and sat glued to the TV for many days.
It was a life-changing experience.
I was traumatized.