Yes, PTSD can occur following any event that results in psychological trauma. I was surprised to read your comment; because I deal with PTSD in my life and in the lives of my clients (who are mostly not war veterans) every day, it hadn't occurred to me that such a cliche existed. In fact, Vietnam vets experience PTSD…

Yes, PTSD can occur following any event that results in psychological trauma. I was surprised to read your comment; because I deal with PTSD in my life and in the lives of my clients (who are mostly not war veterans) every day, it hadn't occurred to me that such a cliche existed. In fact, Vietnam vets experience PTSD…

I always found it annoying but overlook-able, much like I do some religious people's insistence on capitalizing pronouns relating to their deity.

I always found it annoying but overlook-able, much like I do some religious people's insistence on capitalizing pronouns relating to their deity.

At least in some areas of the country (check the map for the "red states"), polys frequently experience discrimination in the family court and child welfare systems, and essentially any other situation under which their "moral character" might be examined by someone in a position of authority. Polys also experience…

At least in some areas of the country (check the map for the "red states"), polys frequently experience discrimination in the family court and child welfare systems, and essentially any other situation under which their "moral character" might be examined by someone in a position of authority. Polys also experience…

While I cringed a bit at the "a poly" phrasing in the same way I do when I hear someone refered to as "a gay" or "a transgender," there are a lot of polyamorous folks out there who do believe that a person may have a "relationship orientation" that is, similarly to sexual orientation, inherent to who they are as a…

While I cringed a bit at the "a poly" phrasing in the same way I do when I hear someone refered to as "a gay" or "a transgender," there are a lot of polyamorous folks out there who do believe that a person may have a "relationship orientation" that is, similarly to sexual orientation, inherent to who they are as a…