Recent questions tagged trauma

Description : Should Jaycee Dugard be given a hefty disability income for the rest of her life, being that she is supposed to be damaged goods now?

Last Answer : I would think labeling her or any other person that has gone through something similar as damaged goods or un-fixable would just reinforce that fallacy. I read her book and she seems very determined to live ... be a part of society. If they get disability income, they may not feel the need to work.

Description : What is your scariest moment ever?

Last Answer : My scariest moment was being in danger and not being able to think clearly enough (due to previous trauma) to get myself or my children out of danger. To me, that is ongoing, real horror. I don’t do horror movies. I lived too much of it for too long.

Description : As someone who's been (perhaps hypothetically) sexually assaulted/raped, what would make things better for you?

Last Answer : Not thinking about it. I could never talk about it, so distracting myself is the best way to make it “better” for me.

Description : Has anything happened in your life that you feel truly traumatized you?

Last Answer : Birth Trauma. I never got over it.

Description : How do you get your mind off of something?

Last Answer : When I want to take my mind off something i just start cleaning things.