Re: The Convenience of Debating Unexperienced Pain
Summerfield's article did not deny that overwhelmingly frightening
and painful experiences can and do cause prolonged suffering and
difficulties, some of which is described in the criteria for PTSD. He did
not write that none of us suffer as the result of overwhelming experience
or try to portray that suffering as trivial or minor. Instead Summerfield
questioned the point of describing that suffering as an illness.
Rapid Response:
Re: The Convenience of Debating Unexperienced Pain
Summerfield's article did not deny that overwhelmingly frightening
and painful experiences can and do cause prolonged suffering and
difficulties, some of which is described in the criteria for PTSD. He did
not write that none of us suffer as the result of overwhelming experience
or try to portray that suffering as trivial or minor. Instead Summerfield
questioned the point of describing that suffering as an illness.
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