What Tsunami Survivors Taught Me About PTSD (post-traumatic stress): Healing on the Warpath

An Indonesian doctor describes post-traumatic stress as the heart of a warrior, and talks about reactions and recovery from different traumatic situations. Stress, fear, depression, rage, and detachment are five core emotions observed in tsunami victims in 2008. He says that post-traumatic stress is an appropriate reaction: “It is normal for people to feel intensely if they have survived a traumatic life event, and it is abnormal if they do not.” He talks about the heart of a warrior and PTSD veterans in war, comparing traumatic reactions from different situations. It’s a call to healing, using rage for the passion needed to rebuild and recover. An interesting perspective on PTSD that provokes thinking about how it fits all types of traumas and how it may be used in recovery.

Comments

This post currently has 3 comments/trackbacks.
You can read the comments or leave your own thoughts.

Trackbacks

Survivors News and Reviews » Blog Archive » This Week’s Links (weekly) (January 1, 2012)

    Last reviewed: 27 Dec 2011