Trauma - the search for a poisoned chalice?
Examines trauma's impact on humanitarian workers, contrasting their experiences with common trauma narratives, and argues for reframing trauma discourse to foster resilience and genuine growth without victimhood perspectives.
serning.com• Be aware that trauma could be affecting some of the people
trauma was the acute example of a general problem.
Though Marius’ healing was full of myth and drama, the key to resolving his trauma was in acknowledging and regaining his heritage as a competent, resourceful human being.
Being a patient, rather than a participant in one’s healing process, separates suffering people from their community and alienates them from an inner sense of self.
The victim narrative reflects a wider societal trend in which we’re all prone to seeing ourselves as the victims of circumstance and deserving of compensation or reward for our suffering. Even when people have been victimized, if the narrative never moves beyond victimhood, it’s difficult for healing to occur.