Hello! I'm working on a resource to help people feel more confident in how they respond when someone discloses that they are struggling with PTSD, C-PTSD, or trauma symptoms/experiences.
I have my own examples of things I found helpful (giving me time to say what I needed to say) and unhelpful (asking for details of 'where I got it') but I would love to hear any examples that other folks are willing to share.
That is a very open ended thought.
Depends on the trauma, the person asking, and what they will do with the knowledge, an likely more.
How I lost my vision is one type of trauma. As is when. And compounded by the evil that happened at the adult school for the blind.
Not to mention every abuse that happened to me before age 20.
Medical trauma has compounded as well.
Good luck on your project!
If I were physically able to go out to stores, I could understand a helpful clerk asking how much vision I have. Many blind from birth people can't.
I still have ten degrees of flaky vision. So I can see if they point, or if they ask about colors. However, flashing lights will knock me out.
Questions that I appreciate, and help them do their job, others (who have no concept of vision, and how these answers help them do their job) may find insulting.
Sarah Jackson
UnCoveredMyths