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I don't think people understand how varied trauma and PTSD are. So much discussion still centers around combat and military injuries, or violence inflicted in an accident or by another person. Those people's experiences are valid, but because of how common the image is civilians who've gone through trauma are less likely to be believed. It's what kept me from seeking treatment for so long -- my lifelong disability has probably caused a degree of trauma, and I survived a brain injury when I was 17. It took me until I was 24 to ask for help because I didn't think what I was going through was bad enough. Trauma isn't one size fits all.

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Nov 23, 2022Liked by Raechel Anne Jolie

I love this article just want to note that a substance being a pharmaceutical just tells us something about its legal/regulatory status and nothing about its chemical/medical properties

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Oct 17, 2022Liked by Raechel Anne Jolie

Yesssss Raechel!

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LOVE this Raechel! Reflects so much of what I’ve experienced and been thinking about. And now I’m scheming how to assign this in either my disability justice or politics of care class..

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