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Effects of a Fire on a Person's Physical Recovery

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What happens to a person, after a fire? What are the physical consequences a person may encounter, after loss, due to a fire?

When a person loses all in a fire, there is a long process one goes through during recovery. There is the recovery of personal items, discovery of what is forever lost and there is the recovery of ones body, mind and spirit, due to the serious loss of property.

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Loss due to a fire, the affects on the body, mind and spirit of a person, as well as recovery are discussed.

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Social, Emotional, Physical and Other Outcomes of Surviving a Fire

According to the American Psychological Association (Recovering emotionally after a residential fire)
"It is common for people to experience several stages of adjustment including shock, anger, depression, and hopelessness after losing a home."

Considering the following may be worthy for the long process of moving from the moment of a fire, which destroys memories, personal property and a way of life. With the later, a residential fire can immediately disrupt and forever change what is a familiar way of life. What a fire does physically to property and to a person physically is unique to each situation but the outcome can be potentially similar for many.
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