I think writing (I began 'writing' stories when I was about 8) was my way of dealing with it. But it was actually finding fandom (in the early 70s) that restored a lot of my faith in other people. Your response here is part of that - thanks.
Seriously, there was a lot of psychological damage done to my generation with evacuation - all with the best of intentions (must keep the kids safe). I was luckier than a lot of kids - at least I liked living in the country, and first time round I was with my paternal grandfather, second time my maternal grandfather was 'evacuated' with me - but for many inner city kids it was a whole alien world and they were billetted on complete strangers. I happened to see the log book of a rural school a few years ago, and in August of 1939 the teachers had a couple of days off to go around the district to see which houses had a spare bedroom so that they could be assigned an evacuee from the nearest town. I suspect that happened all over the country.
Which all gives you a history lesson you probably never wanted to hear in the first place :-)
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Seriously, there was a lot of psychological damage done to my generation with evacuation - all with the best of intentions (must keep the kids safe). I was luckier than a lot of kids - at least I liked living in the country, and first time round I was with my paternal grandfather, second time my maternal grandfather was 'evacuated' with me - but for many inner city kids it was a whole alien world and they were billetted on complete strangers. I happened to see the log book of a rural school a few years ago, and in August of 1939 the teachers had a couple of days off to go around the district to see which houses had a spare bedroom so that they could be assigned an evacuee from the nearest town. I suspect that happened all over the country.
Which all gives you a history lesson you probably never wanted to hear in the first place :-)