tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801259021832341688.post713536094547146336..comments2023-06-13T06:33:51.022-04:00Comments on Humane Security: Terror and Trauma: What are the effects?Tukpa-Imihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878969648377816409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801259021832341688.post-64769295496489784182010-07-14T14:15:47.380-04:002010-07-14T14:15:47.380-04:00From a Reader:
Thank you, I enjoyed reading the a...From a Reader:<br /><br />Thank you, I enjoyed reading the article -- I'm glad the author was able to put the pieces together regarding her own experience and is using this knowledge to broaden our understanding of terror, trauma and the linkages.Tukpa-Imihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878969648377816409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801259021832341688.post-7416202720590263582010-07-14T13:15:10.781-04:002010-07-14T13:15:10.781-04:00From a Reader:
Fantastic article. I think that as...From a Reader:<br /><br />Fantastic article. I think that as Americans many of us find safety in our denial of violence in the world that we live in and in the denial of our early sexual traumas. <br /><br />I think that when we live in denial, we find ourselves stuck in a cycle where we are numb to reality, much like what Jessica Stern explained she experienced. <br /><br />We try to live in nice areas, protect our children by sending them to “better” schools, but we do not often take the time to learn more or to have daily safety discussions with our children because in our minds we truly believe we have “removed them” from those unsafe situations. The problem I have found is that 50% of the time, assaults happen in places where we feel most safe, yet we cannot get past our denial to learn more so that we are not as vulnerable in those safe places. <br /><br />Once we learn new information it can change the way we perceive and react to the world around us. New information allows us to automatically create a new reality, which can lead to a new reaction. <br /><br />Jessica Stern gives us new information. We are the only ones who can choose how we perceive and how we use that information. Hopefully we can use it to create a reality for ourselves where we remove the denial, are willing to ask questions that matter, and where we learn more to add one more tool to our personal safety kit. Thank you to Jessica Stern and to all the men and women who are providing new information to change the way we see and act in the world. You truly make a difference.Tukpa-Imihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878969648377816409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801259021832341688.post-55904880251438565222010-06-23T11:27:11.506-04:002010-06-23T11:27:11.506-04:00i'm glad you wrote about that article. it stru...i'm glad you wrote about that article. it struck me too, in that it illuminates connections between different types of terror. of course, she indirectly points out the connection between masculinity and terror as well. "why would he want or need to hurt us?" is a question that has endured through history (and i recognize gender pronouns as significant). <br /><br />i have friends who have not taken the time to fully understand their early sexual traumas, and certainly as a nation we do not understand our own traumatic history. therefore we are doomed to continue acting out of paranoia.yellowsweatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810641459074150231noreply@blogger.com