News Would You Consider This Inappropriate For A Ptsd Support Group

[Pencil]

It's self-defense training. Now I get it, and the pic makes more sense. Although it is disturbing, it's a reality check - it happens all too often, in fact, and it could happen to me. But it must be very triggering for someone who has been through that kind of thing.

 

[Kas_Can_Fly]

Just noting that the owner of the site says she has PTSD, so you'd think she'd understand. I left a small message where I originally found the message but I haven't heard back. Basically I wanted to know if I should say something as I feel terrible over it. I understand entirely the purpose, I just found it all very disturbing and am very shaken. Thanks everyone for letting me know it wasn't/isn't just me.

 

[anthony]

I honestly think people are over-reacting to it. An image is a depiction of the crime. Should we stop the news on TV as well? If you have to depict a crime, then unfortunately an image is not going to be nice. The image fits the topic and description written.

The world doesn't stop because you don't like something.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

I agree with Anthony. It's a picture, it's appropriate for where it is, being a PTSD support group and self defense. I honestly would be somewhat surprised if there wasn't anything like that on a website like that. They could put up a safe picture of a field of sunflowers, but that wouldn't fit the topic would it?

 

[Kas_Can_Fly]

Well I didn't message them anyway. I so rarely have a response so negative to anything like this, whether an over-reaction or not, this set me off to massive degree and upset the balance on a severe scale for several days. I hadn't the guts and I'm sure it's a personal reaction. Though many may have similar personal reactions. To be honest it's messed me up enough that I just want nothing to do with it but then again I understand that the image held several triggers personal to me.

I never would have expected a sunny field image, of course that's out of place, nor did I ever imply that was what I expected - there is a vast difference between the two. Coincidentally I found the image of a swimming cat oddly out of place and the blog article about a tree odd.

 

[cherryblossom]

I looked at this yesterday and honestly felt nothing. I don't feel it's inappropriate in the context that it's set.

My PTSD stems from being grabbed from behind, and raped with a knife held at my throat, but this image didn't trigger me, or come across as inappropriate. I guess we all have our own triggers. Maybe 2-3 years ago, it would have upset me, but not now.

 

[jstme]

This image set off some "mini flashes" for me as well. What I call mini flashes are just quick visual flashback stuff. I'm not saying I don't get them all the time but yeah. Now I know to avoid that site. I was lynched and violent neck stuff is hard for me. Even writing that was hard for me.

 

[Meadowsweet]

Even though one of my traumas has some elements of that picture, it didn't effect me in a bad way.

It seemed too unrealistic and quite cold, and it was about self defense.

I think perhaps different things effect different people. And that's not really the site making a poor choice. There are pictures that members here use that I find more disturbing. But of course, the member gets something positive out of sharing it.

Take care of yourself if you are affected. But I don't feel it's really the picture.

 

[circe47]

I thought the whole site was not very well put together. I would instead use photos and/or videos of empowered persons knocking the "hitmen" on their a$$.