...some patients resist the diagnosis of a post-traumatic disorder. They may feel stigmatized by any psychiatric diagnosis or wish to deny their condition out of a sense of pride. Some people feel that acknowledging psychological harm grants a moral victory to the perpetrator, in a way that acknowledging physical harm does not.
-Judith Lewis Herman
#abuse-survivors
#therapy
#stigma
#recovery
#ptsd
#psychotherapy
#pride
#prejudice
#powerlessness
#posttraumatic-stress-disorder
#trauma
#post-traumatic-stress-disorder
#mental-illness
#mental-health-stigma
#mental-health
#mental-disorder
#labeling
#healing-from-abuse
#healing
#denial
#defeated
#defeat
#traumatic-experiences
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