@sarahsweets ...

Hi. I am new and still getting used to posting.

I just saw your reply. I am so sorry you went through those things.

Moral injury has many definitions, and your example represents one of them. I am sorry you dealt with that.

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The definition I was referring to can be explained as follows. Say, for instance, a child was asked by his neglectful mother to steal for her, that would be a moral injury as well. Now say a sibling was told to punish another sibling, that would be another example.

It gets more complex when the directives are elusive. For instance, a manipulative perp threatens his sex crime victim to make more money by any means necessary, so then she not only sells her body for sex, but she also steals. Another example is workplace violence, where a bad boss creates a toxic and competitive environment, asks you questions about other coworkers that could get them demoted or fired, and then tells you to spy on them. All of those directives from people in power are unethical at best, criminal at worst. You then experience moral injury when you feel convicted about something you did that you would have never done without fear, coersion, etc.

Then imagine that you get caught. Your record, reputation tarnished. Your future job prospects and careers lost under your negative records.

You seek help, get a mental diagnosis, get referrals for alternative jobs, and then get discriminated against for your diagnosis, even though your record had been sealed. Another trauma stemming from both victimization and moral injury. The gossip about your mental condition ensues, as does the discrimination you continuously face. This continuity of traumas is notbin the past (i.e., post), but rather "continuous" or continuous traumatic stress.

I am sorry about not having links yet, as I am on my cell and do not know yet how to copy and paste them. But a google search of the terms will steer you in the right direction.

I hope I explained these well.

I will try to share more, but the horrors I dealt with are too much for me to recall at the moment...

TRIGGER POSSIBILITY...