I have found, that living under circumstances of chronic traumatization, of sustained abuse, has made me a better critical thinker and has increased my ability to understand the needs, emotions and motives of other. But this could be a mythos…
Well, once again the universe steps in and prevents me from blogging (or getting additional work done). In the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 4th, I suffered an atonic seizure causing me to fall and hit my head on…
As I struggle to find the sample set (representative trauma blogs) for my dissertation, I have been able to separate the bloggers into three categories based on their rhetorical strategies for dealing with trauma. One set of trauma bloggers discuss…
This may come as a surprise to some, but I like deflecting attention away from myself. At least, I like deflecting attention away from certain aspects of my self. [spacing deliberate] At this point in my life I am completely…
In my research on PTSD blogs and due to my own tendency to keep up with PTSD-related news, I keep coming across articles regarding a “pill” for treating PTSD. It’s not a new idea; a bit of research into it…
After my original dissertation idea was determined to be unfeasible (by myself and my dissertation chair), I found myself struggling to find a topic that still fit the spirit of my work. Ideally, I would use the dissertation to create…
The framework for understanding trauma that I am using in my dissertation defines trauma as the emotional/psychological impact to a person’s psyche as the result of an event, experience or set of experiences that overwhelm those individuals who experience it.…