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Certainly "trauma" has been diluted. Someone I think who does a really good job of distinguishing actual trauma (something that disrupts development) from acqui

Certainly "trauma" has been diluted. Someone I think who does a really good job of distinguishing actual trauma (something that disrupts development) from acquired entitlement etc is Gabor Mate in "The myth of normal". Would definitely recommend.

Aurornis 3y ago
> Someone I think who does a really good job of distinguishing actual trauma (something that disrupts development) from acquired entitlement etc is Gabor Mate Gabor Mate is extremely charismatic, but IMO he's part of the problem. The last time I listened to a podcast where he was a guest, he pushed the idea that being born could qualify as trauma leading to PTSD in adulthood. He told a story about a patient with mental health issues where he was unable to identify overt trauma until despite going through her life in fine detail. Eventually he concluded that it must have been the experience of being born that was her trauma. This is what I was talking about when someone pushes the "trauma explains everything" angle: When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Some of these pseudo-experts may be good at treating trauma, but they take it too far and start trying to describe everything big or small as a trauma.
- nonrandomstring 3y ago
  If true that does indeed sound quite ridiculous.
  - luxpir 3y ago
    I may be misremembering, but my recollection is that he talks about the stresses of the parents being passed on from birth. My other vague recollection is that studies exist which prove this phenomenon to be true. A third vague recollection is that his own mother was persecuted due to religion, giving his theories and his reason to pursue them some level of credibility. My memory is not machine-like in its efficiency. I am open to correction. But I believe GP may not be fully stating the facts for their own reasons.

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Certainly "trauma" has been diluted. Someone I think who does a really good job of distinguishing actual trauma (something that disrupts development) from acqui

by nonrandomstring 3y ago

Aurornis 3y ago
> Someone I think who does a really good job of distinguishing actual trauma (something that disrupts development) from acquired entitlement etc is Gabor Mate Gabor Mate is extremely charismatic, but IMO he's part of the problem. The last time I listened to a podcast where he was a guest, he pushed the idea that being born could qualify as trauma leading to PTSD in adulthood. He told a story about a patient with mental health issues where he was unable to identify overt trauma until despite going through her life in fine detail. Eventually he concluded that it must have been the experience of being born that was her trauma. This is what I was talking about when someone pushes the "trauma explains everything" angle: When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Some of these pseudo-experts may be good at treating trauma, but they take it too far and start trying to describe everything big or small as a trauma.
- nonrandomstring 3y ago
  If true that does indeed sound quite ridiculous.
  - luxpir 3y ago
    I may be misremembering, but my recollection is that he talks about the stresses of the parents being passed on from birth. My other vague recollection is that studies exist which prove this phenomenon to be true. A third vague recollection is that his own mother was persecuted due to religion, giving his theories and his reason to pursue them some level of credibility. My memory is not machine-like in its efficiency. I am open to correction. But I believe GP may not be fully stating the facts for their own reasons.