It's not infantilization to be kinder than you otherwise would towards, for example, someone with PTSD; someone who might be lashing out in pain and fear rather than malice. Not that that's necessarily the case here. I mostly just wanted to get it out there that what we go through is pretty intense and that our minds change as much as our bodies. I'm not trying to say it's an excuse, just maybe a reason why.
sure, i can get wanting to be kind to people from fucked up situations. ive got ptsd myself and talk to other people that have it about it every month. however, if a multimillionaire came into our group meeting, had ptsd, and started making apologia about everyone's abusers? when they could just buy a house to get away from their abuser, or afford expensive treatments that are out of reach for everyone else, or even get their abuser put in jail through legal action that is unavailable to others? yeah no i dont want to be kind to that hypothetical person.
It's not infantilization to be kinder than you otherwise would towards, for example, someone with PTSD; someone who might be lashing out in pain and fear rather than malice. Not that that's necessarily the case here. I mostly just wanted to get it out there that what we go through is pretty intense and that our minds change as much as our bodies. I'm not trying to say it's an excuse, just maybe a reason why.
sure, i can get wanting to be kind to people from fucked up situations. ive got ptsd myself and talk to other people that have it about it every month. however, if a multimillionaire came into our group meeting, had ptsd, and started making apologia about everyone's abusers? when they could just buy a house to get away from their abuser, or afford expensive treatments that are out of reach for everyone else, or even get their abuser put in jail through legal action that is unavailable to others? yeah no i dont want to be kind to that hypothetical person.
Fair. I agree.