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the problem with PTSD

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Mitchy1nge Fri 18-Jan-13 10:17:54

see article but actually I have a bigger problem with the ideas that 1. disclosure (to doctors) is somehow cathartic and 2. that there is any sort of meaning to be made from some experiences

although some interesting ideas about overlooking the effects of trauma beyond the constraints of the PTSD diagnosis

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