I had my share of bad **** in my life, although not as serious as others, but still. So I was trying to offer the perspective from this point. It's not dichotomy of "either it is in my head or I am mentally ill". It is much more complex and encompassing. One has to make sense of what happened to them as part of the journey to wellness. And in a way it is "okay" to be troubled... it does happen and it is possible to move on from there.

And I don't pretend to know all the solutions.