Being Human... in spite of it all...
Recently the topic PTSD came up. Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-- a disorder with profound emotional and physiological implications that affects individuals who have experienced sudden or prolonged trauma--is most associated with victims of disaster, general or personal. "Trauma" generally is understood to be a sudden, pivotal event, but it can also be a persistant and long-term experience of helplessness in the face of imminent threat of death or serious injury. It is about perception,... Sign in to see full entry.