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The anger she should have felt over the years will have been suppressed by the belief that if she expressed it, she would be killed. Beliefs rooted in survival, or the risk of non-survival, are some of the hardest to budge.
This is not PTSD, but Complex PTSD, the result of long-term emotional trauma. I've written about this a few times before, after a few years of studying up on it, after more than a few of living with it. One of the best resources I have found: http://www.pete-walker.com/
posted by
Ciel
on August 9, 2018 at 2:18 PM
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I wish your friend healing. Time will aid, I think. 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on August 7, 2018 at 11:16 PM
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It takes a lot to get a mind to recover. I wish your friend the best in navigating this new chapter in her life.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on August 7, 2018 at 12:34 PM
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Now that Wiley is unwell the PTSD sometimes just overtakes our day. Thank fully it doesn't involve harming my person in anyway but the anger just bubbles up and consumes him.
I feel so for the woman you write about. Even now, 12 years later since I left that glorious day, something on TV can send me back into my shell and feelings of unworthiness etc.
posted by
Kabu
on August 7, 2018 at 9:39 AM
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For anyone interested in knowing more about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Wikipedia has a wonderful explanation of it that covers every aspect of it.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 7, 2018 at 9:27 AM
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