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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in this friend's situation. My solution was to stop talking to people. Trauma is isolating. People don't understand, and though they love to think of themselves as lovely and caring, they're really just great big hypocrites. Such a shame about your mood having been brought down, though, right?[/quote] Laypeople are not trained or equipped to deal with trauma. They can hear about, empathize and offer advice a few times, but they are not equipped to offer long-term support. Professional therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists go through years of specialized training and have a code of conduct, rules and protocol that protect them and their patients that they follow in their practices. Hearing about and offering support a few times? Yes, of course, friends can do that. But friends aren’t therapists and they cannot act like or help like therapists. I say this as someone who suffered from PPD and PTSD following a traumatic birth.[/quote]
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