I usually use my LJ for fandom fun and games, sometimes for whinging about work, and occasionally for real life reflections on various things. Today is option three. ( Mental Health Stuff... )
Interesting questionnaire. I got an 8. Could have almost eeked a 9, if it didn't assume that women can't also be abusive and instead put 'parent or step-parent'.
I don't have much patience for the cut offs of abusive severity. While I don't doubt that the impact of abuse near the cut-off is awful, they seem to count things as 'severe'... and then what? Where do I go? Perhaps they don't find any differences between outcomes for higher levels of abuse.
I don't think I'd meet the criteria for PTSD any more either.
I think what is interesting about this study is it seems to be saying that just because you don't have PTSD anymore - the immediate, visceral reactions to things that trigger - doesn't mean that those things aren't still just as damaging to you as when they first happened.
It's kind of like being exposed to emotional asbestos or mental radiation... the damage still happens in the long term, just like with physical toxins and poisons building up in your body. Any exposure is bad, more exposure is worse, and you don't just "get over it" - the damage is real, long lasting, and requires proper treatment.
Kind of validating in the face of all the people who say "suck it up" and "it is all in your head".
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I don't have much patience for the cut offs of abusive severity. While I don't doubt that the impact of abuse near the cut-off is awful, they seem to count things as 'severe'... and then what? Where do I go? Perhaps they don't find any differences between outcomes for higher levels of abuse.
I don't think I'd meet the criteria for PTSD any more either.
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It's kind of like being exposed to emotional asbestos or mental radiation... the damage still happens in the long term, just like with physical toxins and poisons building up in your body. Any exposure is bad, more exposure is worse, and you don't just "get over it" - the damage is real, long lasting, and requires proper treatment.
Kind of validating in the face of all the people who say "suck it up" and "it is all in your head".
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A 'refresher' can sometimes be exactly what you need.
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