I don't have any firsthand experience with medical trauma and/or mistreatment, but just based on my personal morals, I think it depends on the situation. Informed consent is also definitely a thing that applies in a lot of medical situations. In the specific situation that you described, I...
@blackemerald1, yes, I was diagnosed with PTSD about a year ago by my current therapist. Conveniently enough, I didn't know I had any trauma when I started with her, but trauma is one of her specialties.
I lost my dad to cancer in October of 2016. It was prostate cancer, of all types to die from. Most types of prostate cancer have a 95+% survival rate, but he ended up with the kind that has a 29% survival rate.
The American Cancer Society holds an annual event called the Relay for Life, which...
This might be written poorly, so please bear with me. This also got quite long. This is my first time talking with anyone about this in this much detail. A lot of my memories of my abuse are repressed, so I'm just going to say everything I know for sure and the things I partially remember. Also...
I'm sorry for your loss. Anniversaries are never easy. Personally, I lost my dad a year and a half ago, so I know how hard it can be to lose a parent.
I totally understand feeling numb about it, and feeling guilty about feeling numb. I struggle with that around anniversaries a lot. It's not...
If I had to rank them, the one that affects me most is sexual abuse, then watching my father die of cancer (as in the prolonged stress and seeing his final moments), and then bullying. The bullying I experienced was never particularly bad, but it was occurring around the same time period as my...
Hi! I'm Ilian. I have PTSD and OSDD-1b (similar to DID) as a result of COCSA (child-on-child sexual abuse). Most of my memories regarding my trauma are repressed, which is a large part of why I struggle so much with my trauma. I also struggle to find anyone who can relate to my experiences...