CV and mad panic behaviour

[Thryleon]

Sorry, 3 Leos, but I have to pull you up on a little of what you say. I hope I haven't misread what you say... if so, I apologize.

1. That 200% rise in domestic violence is ONLY what is reported... let me assure you that the real figure is much higher. Similar to sexual abuse/violations/rape... much goes unreported. Why? Fear. Fear of retribution, fear of loss of somewhere to live, fear of livelihood, fear of stigma.

2. PTSD is not something that once you become resilient, it is healed or even reduced significantly or gone. PTSD, despite the shallow cures you might hear of, never goes, in fact it often worsens with age - it's about management. It is like a huge growling beast sitting on your shoulder for life. There are far, far better ways to become resilient than through suffering/trauma.

3. Perhaps the term PTSD is so bandied about these days that some of us are becoming immune to its horror/impact. Sheesh, some folks claim PTSD after what I would call 'minor' (but nonetheless traumatic) events - perhaps too easily diagnosed these days. If you lose a leg in a traumatic circumstance, you might very well become 'resilient' out of necessity... but you'll always walk with a limp.

Perhaps we'll meet up at a game one day and I'll communicate to you in person what happened to me. Or you can talk openly with another war vet, ambo person, police person, nurse, doc etc... who has PTSD and you'll learn it is a huge life changer in so many respects.

I just had a quick read, and I either haven't articulated myself correctly, or you have misread what I have tried to state (probably a bit of both).

Either way, call it a miscommunication, because we largely agree.

Ill try and clarify.

1.  Domestic Violence has increased as a result of the COVID situations, and simply people being locked in together for long periods of time, rightly, wrongly, reported or otherwise.  The figure I quoted was a remembered number off the news, and how it applies to the landscape is not to be trivialised and any inability for me to remember this is my error, not what is reported, or how the episodes play out (not all domestic violence is reported as an example).  The 200% increase would be the confirmed calls to help, but even my percentage is a quote from memory and therefore, a number to accentuate how big a rise it is, rather than factual quoting.

2.  I wasn't trying to link, PTSD and resilience.  The resilience I was mentioning was more about Gen Snowflake, and how they need everything done for them, or have been produced as a result of helicopter parenting, where the kids are so dependant on things being provided to them, they have no concept of how to self entertain, or cope with their feelings properly.

3.  The youth growing up with the spectre of COVID, and lockdowns hanging over their shoulder, are going to have elements of PTSD regarding this situation.  This was where I was trying to head when I mentioned PTSD.

My final summation was a mixed bag of things, that I probably could have articulated better.

No need to explain more in person about what occurred, I think we have messaged privately, and I have nothing but respect for everyone else and empathy with any of their situations, and just consider anything written an error of communication than anything else.