I believe that the term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is outdated. “Post” suggests that the traumatic event happened and is over, but this is not always the case. For many people, trauma is an ongoing experience that can have a lasting impact on their lives.
There are several ways someone can experience a Traumatic Stress Disorder without it following that linear timeline. A common example with conventional Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: someone who has experienced a traumatic event may continue to have flashbacks or nightmares about it, even years later. They may also avoid situations that remind them of the event, or have difficulty trusting others.
The term ‘Ongoing’ or ‘Complex’ PTSD has been proposed to better describe when that traumatic event is recurring, and not completed. This term acknowledges that trauma can be a long-term, ongoing experience, and that the symptoms of PTSD can last for years or even decades.
The term “Pre-TSD” has also been proposed to describe the experience of someone who is anticipating a traumatic event. For example, someone who is facing a life-threatening illness or who is in a war zone may experience symptoms of PTSD even before the event happens.
These terms are still being debated, but they offer a more accurate way to describe the experience of trauma. They also help to raise awareness of the fact that trauma is not a one-time event, and that it can have a lasting impact on people’s lives.
This article is really interesting and talks about the impacts, ownership, and who gets to benefit from legalized cannabis. Benjamin, D. (2021). Reparations and the regulated cannabis industry — marijuana matters. Marijuana Matters. https://marijuanamatters.org/greenlightblog/reparations-and-the-regulated-cannabis-industry
“And now we watch in dismay as cannabis legalization fails to repair and restore the communities of color prohibition tore apart. The regulated cannabis industry is already dominated by wealthy, white-owned corporations. But it is still taking form. There is still time to lay equity into the foundation.The promise of 40 acres and a mule waits to be fulfilled. Cannabis corporations and policymakers have an abundance of opportunities to fulfill it.”
What happens to the local poors when a gentrifying area gets a bunch of legal dispensaries and it drives a bunch of tourism to where you live, jacking the price of everything up exponentially every handful of years?
Who should have equity over the legal cannabis production and distribution industry?
Joy Degruy Leary, & Robinson, R. (2018). Post traumatic slave syndrome : America’s legacy of enduring injury and healing. Joy Degruy Publications Inc. https://www.joydegruy.com/post-traumatic-slave-syndrome. Dr. Joy’s website is https://www.joydegruy.com.
How can research trials on Cannabis and PTSD center, support, and not actuate harm on Black communities in America?
Can we learn a lot about PTSD from the Black / African American Community and their generational histories of being stolen from their homelands for their families to be enslaved and brutalized over centuries?
How can that research boost Protective Factors and mitigate Risk Factors for marginalized groups of people?
Is Veteran trauma and PTSD overrepresented in research?
Joy Degruy Leary, & Robinson, R. (2018). Post traumatic slave syndrome : America’s legacy of enduring injury and healing. Joy Degruy Publications Inc. https://www.joydegruy.com/post-traumatic-slave-syndrome (please take the opportunity to view an awesomely made and accessible business website, and consider supporting Dr. Joy Degruy’s work.)
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