Nicolas Connault
Learning
Trying to understand why one particular event leads to complex trauma for one person but not for another, it seems that it always comes down to invalidation: the "get over it" syndrome. No one was willing to acknowledge that something wrong was happening at the time. Friends that decide to pretend nothing happened, and ignore the person, and finally distance themselves. Therapists that tell you that you don't meet the criteria so you can't get any help...
Not having experienced deep trauma myself, I would like some input from members of this great community who have, to tell me whether invalidation has been and/or continues to be a major "fuel" to the distress they have experienced or continue to experience?
Not having experienced deep trauma myself, I would like some input from members of this great community who have, to tell me whether invalidation has been and/or continues to be a major "fuel" to the distress they have experienced or continue to experience?