selfcareafterrape:So I found this and for the most part- I really like the way it shows just how m
selfcareafterrape: So I found this and for the most part- I really like the way it shows just how many things go into how ‘bad’ someone’s PTSD/trauma symptoms might be. That it isn’t always about the type of trauma (Something we hear a lot about in the inbox ‘it was only ___________’) How being blamed and how social support (or lack of it) can play a big role. How things like freezing at the time can make it worse. (We also get a lot of ‘but I didn’t fight back, how can I call it trauma…. well, because freezing is a response to trauma- that’s why.) Or memory loss. I dislike the ‘Will’ one- I understand what they’re talking about but it could definitely be worded better. ( Some people have a fear of getting better because they don’t know what that’s like, or they’re super suspicious of the idea of getting better. That isn’t quite the same thing as ‘wanting to stay sick’ and too many outsiders try and say that of survivors who aren’t healing on their time line.) -- source link
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