Posted by B2chica on January 11, 2006, at 9:10:52
In reply to Re: semantics DaisyM and » Racer, posted by daisym on January 10, 2006, at 23:30:37
just like hf said, survivor sounds like you are damaged goods. although i think that anyway, i dont like to hear it outloud.
i think a part of me also doesn't think what happened to me is bad enough to warrent the word 'trauma'.
infact when i was looking for therapists, one i interviewed said he specialized in truama victims...man, i can't tell you how fast i ran out of that one. i even told my current T about that.racer said: I don't want congratulations on how brave I am to face up to these things, because I feel as though it's shameful that I haven't fixed it all long ago.
this is yet again another statement i totally agree with.daisy, i have to agree that the first paragraph you wrote felt like it was associated toward myself as well. i dont deserve any sympathy or compassion but i think it's becuase i feel that what happened really wasnt bad. some of it i'm still feeling like all families are like that. that what happened really wasn't abuse and i'm making something out of nothing and i'm making my mother into some monster.
i HATE hearing my T say the word trauma! i want to scream out, "I'm not good enough to have the word trauma said about my experiences!"
b2c.
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