Not Enough People Get Help
- marthaengber
- 5 days ago
- 1 min read
May was National Trauma Awareness Month, but I missed mentioning it. As the comedian Jackie Mason said, “So sue me!”
And since “Happy Trauma Awareness Month” doesn’t convey the right vibe, I’m opting for a bit of humor, perspective and encouragement.
If you’ve been fortunate enough to heal from something bad that happened in your life, pat yourself on the back, have a piece of cake, do a cartwheel. Looking at the source of pain, and what caused it, takes a ton of guts.
Here's a wonderful article about post-traumatic stress disorder by the World Health Organization that explains how many people in the world are exposed to traumatic events (70%), and how many of those (3.9%) will develop PTSD and what are effective interventions.
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