Kas_Can_Fly
MyPTSD Pro
Someone shared a new PTSD Support Group link online today and when I stumbled on it through a non-ptsd source, I was surprised and visited the site. Obviously I'm pleased that a new group has been created for supporting those with PTSD but I found the site experience quite distressing.
I was browsing through the site, when on the personal help resources page and as scrolling down the page, one of their chosen images was a restrained woman screaming, being grabbed from behind the attacker with one hand over her mouth, the other with a large knife to her throat. I was so shocked and triggered that it brought on a flashback, which for me from this sort thing is very rare.
There is something disturbingly authentic (at least to me) about the photo. I am aware that it is a site for victims/survivors of rape and abuse with PTSD, so maybe this illustrative picture is perfectly apt and I'm just being over the top. Maybe it simply surprised me and as a result was more disturbing. To me the whole site seemed just a bit off, but maybe it just wasn't my cup of tea, but this image has really upset me. Am I being irrational? Would you find this upsetting in a place offering support to have such an aggressive image?
Edited to add: the site is for self-defense training of women who have PTSD. The woman in charge of these classes refers to herself as your personal guardian angel who will stay with you all of the time you are vulnerable and claims that their "hitmen" are the closest thing to real attackers as they "act and talk" like a real attacker.
Is it just my head this ring alarm bells in - I'm sure it could be very helpful if someone was in the right place but if someone wasn't ready for this (or thought they were and then weren't), this sounds really triggering.
I was browsing through the site, when on the personal help resources page and as scrolling down the page, one of their chosen images was a restrained woman screaming, being grabbed from behind the attacker with one hand over her mouth, the other with a large knife to her throat. I was so shocked and triggered that it brought on a flashback, which for me from this sort thing is very rare.
There is something disturbingly authentic (at least to me) about the photo. I am aware that it is a site for victims/survivors of rape and abuse with PTSD, so maybe this illustrative picture is perfectly apt and I'm just being over the top. Maybe it simply surprised me and as a result was more disturbing. To me the whole site seemed just a bit off, but maybe it just wasn't my cup of tea, but this image has really upset me. Am I being irrational? Would you find this upsetting in a place offering support to have such an aggressive image?
Edited to add: the site is for self-defense training of women who have PTSD. The woman in charge of these classes refers to herself as your personal guardian angel who will stay with you all of the time you are vulnerable and claims that their "hitmen" are the closest thing to real attackers as they "act and talk" like a real attacker.
Is it just my head this ring alarm bells in - I'm sure it could be very helpful if someone was in the right place but if someone wasn't ready for this (or thought they were and then weren't), this sounds really triggering.