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Removing the "P" and the "D" from PTSD and creating TSC

 

I have written this post on why the term PTSD is misguided given our present understandings of trauma and recovery.  True, the term has old origins, dating back to the military and war injuries that appeared months after an actual blast.  But, times have changed; so has our knowledge and experience.  

This linked piece forces us to re-think PTSD and consider alternatives. Thoughts are welcome.  To simply and to lead readers into this piece, ponder the Japanese pottery (and its philosophy called Kintsugi.   An image is attached.  This is pottery of reconstructed broken pots and plates. Instead of discarding them because they broke, they are repaired in gold --- and made stronger and more beautiful as a result.  And so it can be, as counterintuitive as it may seem, with people and institutions (and those within them).  Kintsugi changes our discard (deficit) model and turns it into a positive model of growth and enhancement and utility and value.  How powerful is that?

Here's a link to the full article:  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse...en-gross?published=tIMG_1853

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