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[quote=Anonymous]Someone once describe trauma to me like this:

The reason some people are traumatized by events that other people are able to process in healthy ways is that the traumatized person lacks the support system or resources to process. So two people could be victims of the same crime, but one of them works through it with the support of friends and family, has access to a therapist or other resource, and was raised by a family who helped them understand that they have inherent value and don't deserve what happened. But a person who lacks a support system, doesn't have access to resources, and grew up in a family who taught them that they are at fault for everything negative that happens to them, will wind up with PTSD.

Obviously some events are worse than others and there may be some things that result in trauma no matter how much support/resources you have. But even then, having support and resources should make it easier to bear, process, and move on from.

I think the reason we seem to have more people now who just cannot move on from things that have always happened in our society is that people lack the support systems they once had, and are not raised with healthy beliefs that facilitate recovery. People have abandoned church but not replaced it with something that offers the same resources, people are more isolated, have fewer friends, and institutions like schools, religious organizations, and community organizations offer less support to people than they once did.

So people are undone by things like having mean parents, or losing their job, or having a failed relationship. Because they are too isolated with too few internal and external resources. So they become traumatized because they can't contextualize these things and move forward.

Meanwhile people who still have those resources are baffled -- why is it so hard for some? Well they don't have any scaffolding. They are flying with a net.[/quote]

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