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What's your objection to people needing spaces where they feel safe? I'm currently healing from PTSD and I can get triggered by a wide range of different situa
by joe__f 4y ago
What's your objection to people needing spaces where they feel safe?
I'm currently healing from PTSD and I can get triggered by a wide range of different situations and have flashbacks which last hours. I attend a community centre at a local mental health charity which is a space I feel safe in, and I'm not really able socialise in many other spaces at present. Am I correct in inferring from your comment that you think I would be better off in a culture where I was ridiculed for needing a space like this? Or did I misunderstand what you're saying?
- fisf 4y agoNo. In particular, the issue is that PTSD is a (mental) illness and deserves our understanding and help. However, it is not helpful to shape all of society around this.
- joe__f 4y agoWhat would be an example of someone who claims that they need a safe space, but does not deserve understanding and help? I'm not sure about shaping all of society, but it seems reasonable to me that there would be many other people with different circumstances to me who also need safe spaces