Nebulustrix
Silver Member
Don't worry, Kas. I didn't feel invalidated at all. :) I put the quotations around minor because really, my experience was a minor one but it was still traumatic. Trauma is trauma is trauma - no matter whether it was something small or something huge, it affects us the same way. I've heard from some people who have been through stuff that wasn't as bad as mine and many more that have been through far worse - but what matters isn't really how bad it was. What matters is that it was wrong, and it was terrifying.
I also consider mine minor because I haven't had to have much help with the after-effect. Yes, I have PTSD, but I've got it basically under control within a year of thearpy and a lot of self-help / self-management skills. Since a big part of my self-management is writing, sites like this one are a huge help to me when I hit a "hard" period. It gives me a chance to think through things more analytically, see what others are doing to help themselves, get a little positive reinforcement through offering advice and feedback, and to just write.
