The King of Portugal survived the Lisbon Earthquake which razed his capital to the ground, but was so traumatized that he avoided living in stone buildings for the rest of his life. What was the extent of his psychological trauma, and did it contribute to the downfall of his multicontinental Empire?

by fan_of_the_pikachu

In one day, he saw the destruction of his capital, of a large part of his country, and of most of the buildings and environments he grew up and lived in. Almost everything in his life and routine suddenly disappeared. In a few hours, thousands of people he surely knew and was close to died horribly.

What was the extent of his psychological wounds after 1755, and how did they affect his ability to rule the Empire? It's hard to believe that the trauma of stone buildings was the only scar he carried with him that affected his behavior.

Edit: I've been thinking that the weirdness of his trauma of stone buildings might not be understood by people from some countries. To be clear, in Portugal the vast majority of buildings were built with stone, from the palaces and cathedrals to the homes of peasants. To avoid living in a stone palace, he had to build one made of wood, such a weird thing for the Portuguese that they called it the "Royal Shack" (Real Barraca). It burned down a few years after he died.

Imaginary modern depiction, that shows how the Portuguese view the idea of a Royal palace made of wood as something a bit weird: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a_6qzOXgS40/TywtJBqBPpI/AAAAAAAAByU/sQ5kOGrmwYM/s1600/a%2Breal%2Bbarraca.jpg
Contemporary depiction of what it actually looked like (you can hardly notice it's made of wood): http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Juu_aTYVDz8/VdWT9Q5TIcI/AAAAAAABm2w/ErDv9OOeqUs/Pao-em-Madeira_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800