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May 19, 2011, 09:23 PM
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Member Since: May 2011
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it's good to ask oneself "why am i telling people about my ptsd?"
if i am seeking understanding and empathy, i must choose people i tell carefully. if you have never been through trauma, you really don't even know what you don't know.
if i am seeking to explain my behavior to others, i want to be sure i am informing, not excusing.
if i am seeking to bring out the events that caused my ptsd, and it involves family, i had better do this in a controlled environment with a therapist. it is important that the revelation of ptsd has as little chance as possible of re-traumatizing if family react defensively.
just some thoughts. there could be many other reasons for wanting to start telling people about ptsd. 
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