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ellisonz

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Wed Jan 11, 2012, 06:59 AM

Jan 2012

My Grandparents are Holocaust Survivors and as far as I can tell neither has ever come to terms with what happened...just sort of buried it; they refuse to talk about any personal specifics of the traumatic events. It's made for some interesting conversations. I think at a certain point easing up on the sort of grip trauma can have at you becomes necessary to negotiate with the world. They've been very lucky and I can tell my grandfather has leaned very heavily on my grandmother for the sort of support one needs to even begin to heal, a term which I use very loosely.

There's no running from it forever.

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Tucson Shooting: Couple who escaped the bullets can't escape the horrible memories of that day [View all] ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

Somehow it seems cruel to suggest they were "lucky" hlthe2b Jan 2012 #1

Survivors guilt. - Mr. Salzberger is taking it really roughly. ellisonz Jan 2012 #2

Here is what is really cruel - to get assistance with therapy csziggy Jan 2012 #5

Agreed. ellisonz Jan 2012 #6

But she was also affected by the incident csziggy Jan 2012 #7

She seemed less affected from the article. ellisonz Jan 2012 #8

If the caregiver is local, they should be able to do an oral intake pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #15

Agreed. ellisonz Jan 2012 #16

As a trauma survivor, I can understand that pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #17

Glad to have you here! ellisonz Jan 2012 #18

We can run from it...but it's always there pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #19

Kick for Remembrance. ellisonz Jan 2012 #3

Kick malaise Jan 2012 #4

Thank you. ellisonz Jan 2012 #11

Salt-givers hfojvt Jan 2012 #9

According to... ellisonz Jan 2012 #10

Kick and recommend Missy Vixen Jan 2012 #12

K&R pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #13

Kick ellisonz Jan 2012 #14