I've been thinking that post traumatic stress disorder is not what it seems. I don't think it has ever been explained this way before, but to my mind it has to do with ...well let me explain. I don't think someone can get ptsd when they do not expect anything from anyone. Well then they get what they expect and they are not let down. But for people who have an unusual or high level of reverence for society or for its moral arm, or anything like that, trauma can arise when they are suddenly disappointed. I don't mean a minor disappointment, but more like realising that your esteemed god was really a goat, or that what seemed good or reliable turned out to be evil. In that case, I think one suddenly develops a negative or demonic God concept, and this is what makes one feel as if one is undermined. The whole point is to get out from under the influence of this demonic God, albeit only as a concept that dominates one's mind. If one can do that, one recovers from post traumatic stress. If one cannot do so, then one remains permanently injured -- and mad, to boot.
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