The term "traumatized" and subsequently "trauma" have been made less concrete thanks to overuse of the words. You'll find this to be true of a variety of other mental health issues as well. Bipolar depression, autism, tourette's, and social anxiety have also been victims of this.
Part of the issue is self diagnosis. (IE: "I have BPD but have never seen someone who can diagnose me with this.") The other half is found with people using the terms for non-medical purposes. (IE: "Stop being autistic.") The word traumatized has unfortunately met the same fate. It's meaning is longer synonymous with what it was 20 years ago.
IIN people are traumatized so easily these days?
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The term "traumatized" and subsequently "trauma" have been made less concrete thanks to overuse of the words. You'll find this to be true of a variety of other mental health issues as well. Bipolar depression, autism, tourette's, and social anxiety have also been victims of this.
Part of the issue is self diagnosis. (IE: "I have BPD but have never seen someone who can diagnose me with this.") The other half is found with people using the terms for non-medical purposes. (IE: "Stop being autistic.") The word traumatized has unfortunately met the same fate. It's meaning is longer synonymous with what it was 20 years ago.
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The word racism has been degraded to mean just about nothing now. We need to teach the story of the boy who cried wolf more.