▲ 459 ▼ Ooooh I'd like that (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone) submitted 1 month ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 48 points 1 month ago (2 children) Ironically this exists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_growth permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 child) That... doesn't describe what is being talked about, though. The post discusses a moment of such positivity it radiates out into the rest of your life, much like trauma does from a traumatic event. Your wiki describes a positive psychological change after a period of intense trauma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Indeed, it is not what OP described. Post-traumatic growth is not positivity -> positivity nor negativity -> negativity but rather negativity -> positivity. Ironic, isn’t it? How can positivity come out of negativity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) positivity does not come out of negativity. it comes out of yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago I agree. My characterization is a simple abstraction. We can, like you mention, be more precise about the mechanisms through which post-traumatic growth comes about. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago TIL. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 child) That... doesn't describe what is being talked about, though. The post discusses a moment of such positivity it radiates out into the rest of your life, much like trauma does from a traumatic event. Your wiki describes a positive psychological change after a period of intense trauma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Indeed, it is not what OP described. Post-traumatic growth is not positivity -> positivity nor negativity -> negativity but rather negativity -> positivity. Ironic, isn’t it? How can positivity come out of negativity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) positivity does not come out of negativity. it comes out of yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago I agree. My characterization is a simple abstraction. We can, like you mention, be more precise about the mechanisms through which post-traumatic growth comes about. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Indeed, it is not what OP described. Post-traumatic growth is not positivity -> positivity nor negativity -> negativity but rather negativity -> positivity. Ironic, isn’t it? How can positivity come out of negativity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) positivity does not come out of negativity. it comes out of yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago I agree. My characterization is a simple abstraction. We can, like you mention, be more precise about the mechanisms through which post-traumatic growth comes about. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) positivity does not come out of negativity. it comes out of yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago I agree. My characterization is a simple abstraction. We can, like you mention, be more precise about the mechanisms through which post-traumatic growth comes about. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago I agree. My characterization is a simple abstraction. We can, like you mention, be more precise about the mechanisms through which post-traumatic growth comes about. permalink fedilink source parent
