ptsd
'There needs to be greater awareness that there is nothing wrong with getting help.'
‘Trauma is exacerbated when the event or a similar incident are elaborately reported in the media.’
'Kids are struggling to process the Manchester attacks and Grenfell Tower.'
'Secrets keep you sick with shame.'
'I still have flashbacks now.'
Fancy a pet spider?
One in 10 people will experience it.
'Flashbacks are not mere memories.'
For parent and child, a cancer diagnosis is a mental shock. And the physical shocks that follow that diagnosis- invasive treatments, surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy are also difficult to bear, also potentially traumatising.
What if Valentine's Day, or relationships in general, were a stark reminder of the most painful and distressing events that you ever experienced? What if they triggered a trauma so terrifically challenging that it forever altered your approach to life? Welcome to Valentine's Day, and relationships, for adoptees.