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PTSD from Emotional Abuse

All of this is so important

Caught in the Cogs

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, is mostly associated with soldiers returning from war. After the horrors witnessed in such an unnatural setting, many wo/men have a difficult time returning to “normal” life, often suffering from flashbacks, panic attacks, and severe anxiety.

Contrary to popular misconceptions, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder (or Reaction) are not typical responses to prolonged abuse. They are the outcomes of sudden exposure to severe or extreme stressors (stressful events). Yet, some victims whose life or body have been directly and unequivocally threatened by an abuser react by developing these syndromes. PTSD is, therefore, typically associated with the aftermath of physical and sexual abuse in both children and adults. (Source)

Any traumatic event can trigger it. Rape, assault, acts of physical or verbal violence, even repeated emotional abuse or the sudden split of a significant relationship, especially if abuse was involved.

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You know when you just… Relate to a song?

Marriage Isn’t For You

Seth Adam Smith

Having been married only a year and a half, I’ve recently come to the conclusion that marriage isn’t for me.

Now before you start making assumptions, keep reading.

I met my wife in high school when we were 15 years old. We were friends for ten years until…until we decided no longer wanted to be just friends. :) I strongly recommend that best friends fall in love. Good times will be had by all.

Nevertheless, falling in love with my best friend did not prevent me from having certain fears and anxieties about getting married. The nearer Kim and I approached the decision to marry, the more I was filled with a paralyzing fear. Was I ready? Was I making the right choice? Was Kim the right person to marry? Would she make me happy?

Then, one fateful night, I shared these thoughts and concerns with my dad.

Perhaps each…

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Meet Spencer West, the legless Toronto man who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro

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Life

If that’s wrong I humbly apologize.

I know it’s been forever since this blog has been actually properly run, and I’m sorry.

Life took a couple turns for the worst and before I knew it I was in a shitty relationship that I couldn’t get out of (cause… y’know, that’s how shitty abusive relationships work) and my whole world fell apart and then I escaped after almost losing all of my friends forever and nearly getting the rest of my life fucked up the arse.

But here I am now, in University, single as a pringle, with Pocketwatchkid down the street and most of my other friends not too far away. 

I’m happy.

But there are still nights when I lie in bed silently crying and wanting to scream and shout and break things but I can’t really let it out because I don’t want my roommate to know. 

Fuck.

I’ll try to do better and post more on here and get this blog up and running. Is there anything specific that people want more of? Art, humour, poetry, anything. You say it I’ll post it.

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This song.

The Fantasy of Being Thin

Perfect