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When imaging validates psychological pain

My PTSD brain scan shows actual changes from trauma and I feel validated that my suffering is real but also terrified that my brain is permanently damaged.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Neurological evidence of mental health conditions can simultaneously provide relief through validation and despair through perceived permanence.

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“Where Are You with Medical imaging and what it shows?”

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