What are the effects of terrorism on people?

Well, think about it first from a physical aspect. By that I mean the actual, tangible damage terrorism does. Recently the Boston Marathon was victim to terrorism by bombing. Those bombs did terrible damage to both the location and the people involved. Same thing with the Twin Tower bombings on september 11th, 2001. Note that there are, unfortunately, far more instances of terrorism in the world, but I'm going to stick with those two.

Despite the considerable physical damage terrorism can do, mental damage is, unequivocally, what does the most damage. The runners of the Boston Marathon were fairly prominent runners. It's an exclusive marathon, you can't just join on a whim, you need to be an experienced runner. Thanks to the bombing-induced injuries sustained, many of these competitors will never be able to run again. Then you have to consider the family members of the injured and deceased. The damage emotional loss like that can do is insurmountable.

Even someone who isn't personally affected is, in actuality, still affected by terrorism. Have you ever heard people complain about airport security? Well, that inconvenience exists because of terrorism. Terrorism is something that instills fear, anger, and sadness into people. It's a horrible concept that we may never fully eradicate. However, we'll always be working hard to reduce it's occurrences as much as possible.