|
Oct 31, 2019, 08:15 AM
|
|
|
|
Member Since: Oct 2019
Location: You'll never know
Posts: 940
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by seesaw
In the past the suggestion I've seen is to start a MST specific thread and then if it gets enough activity, they would consider a sub forum. What I have seen is there has to be the activity there first. I would suggest a thread under combat and under the general ptsd.
|
@seesaw Thankie you!
I'll try that, but...
I think the thread in the combat PTSD would be shotdown (pun intended, LOL), because in my experience as a veteran, combat veterans are adamant that their PTSD is vastly different from MST PTSD, among other types of PTSD as well. The VA seemingly agrees with this, too, according to their separation of groups for specific types of PTSD treated at the VA.
That said, I can try to start a different thread under PTSD only (the main forum), but I've only shared resources so far. I'm just waiting to see if there are some people who want to come forward and say something there. There probably are only a handful of people on PC with MST, since I did a search using "MST" and "military sexual trauma." There weren't many posts about that by many other veterans, and most posts were embedded within other types of discussions (not including mine).
You're probably right about there being a lack of veterans on here with MST. However, in the real world, there is an estimated 25% of female veterans and 10% of male veterans at the VA with reported MST (with or without a service rating, and with or without a diagnosis of PTSD): Military Sexual Trauma - MST - DAV
That's a lot of veterans at the VA healthcare alone. That's not counting the veterans or active duty personnel who have not reported their MST to the VA or to the government.
It would be interesting to know whether or not many veterans with MST PTSD, specifically, even go online for support let alone post in general PTSD forums. The veterans I knew in one area alone (a large urban city) rarely go online for support, and if they do, it's for telehealth or some other app that targets their specific needs.
I just thought that it would be most appealing for MST survivors to find a forum specifically for them on PC, that's all. 
And I say "them," but I am one of them, LOL.
|