good thread from elle a long time ago i was in a really bad relationship that was both physically and emotionally abusive the physical abuse was basically risible to me and didnt even register. the other stuff messed me up a bit (im basically fine now) what i think is,https://twitter.com/ellegist/status/1402028775785779206 …
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Isn't trauma in this context primarily retrospective? In this case physical trauma wouldn't be more objective because it's distinct from the pain experience (similar to how it's hard to say if 'fear' from a real encounter versus a film is realer, or something)
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yeah the subjective experience of ongoing trauma is just as murky but "my arm was blown off and it fucked me up a bit" is hard to fake I see your point though, what im saying isnt quite right
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