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Scenario

Why trauma survivors resist serious processing

I survived a mass shooting and joke about PTSD symptoms but my therapist wants me to sit with the feelings instead of deflecting.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Comedy that enabled immediate survival may become the very barrier preventing deeper healing and integration of terrible experience.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Dark humor and its function?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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