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Originally Posted by venusss
Uh, I have it. Only in my country, we don't call it disorder. Just PTS. Still, it is still bundle of letters. It sounds clinical. "Trauma issues" is a way to express to normal people what it is without going into a thesis. Most people do understand what trauma is, what it can do and that it changes you.
And the PTSD is pretty new thing. It used to be shell shock. Then the name changed few times until it because clinical, cold and meaningless.
Roman clergies in Rome do not have degrees in psychology or psychiatry, do they? And if you used to the abreviation to somebody who is not English speaker, they might be honestly unfamiliar with that word.
(also, in Europe there is slightly different view of mental "illness". Czech uses term for it that can be losely translated as "soul disorder", as in it affect the spiritual, the non-touchable, the psychological part of you. Not so wild on brain scans and "chemical imbalances"). Not sure about Italy.
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Here, if I were to say "I have trauma issues" instead of PTSD, there is an assumption you are just like them. Meaning you are ok really, with something to workout, but other wise fine. There is not an assumption you might be disabled. And even with using PTSD as a way to communicate it still goes over peoples heads in general. There is a major stigma here. If you can not see the injury, damage or disability the idea is you can "suck it up" and be fine.
"the suck it up" attitude is a myth if you work hard you will over come anything. Using trauma has no real connection to reality unless they personally know someone. and personally see how it effects their daily lives.
We treat are walking-wounded solider very badly, so you can just imagine if you have PTSD or trauma without being a veteran they think you are faking it. And need to just get a job and you will ok.