It's one more step in tearing down the stigma surrounding mental illness.
Celeste quickly snaps back to reality, apologizing profusely as she embraces her son — but. Reactions like Celeste's can be baffling to people who are unfamiliar with PTSD. I once broke down in front of friends in college when a male acquaintance's heated words triggered flashbacks of my abuse, and because they were unaware of my history, they weren't particularly sympathetic, even as I began crying and struggled to breathe.
PTSD can be isolating and humiliating, a problem that's only made worse when it's so poorly understood. I grew up identifying the word"triggered" as a mental health term. At a time when it's often used to poke fun at someone who's being"too sensitive" ,does a service to its viewers by depicting what it's really like to wrestle with such intense emotions.
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