[Wamvan] Mother Jones's Article

[Lindsay Craven]

I too was really impressed that she was willing to share something so
intensely specific and personal.  I think this is something so specific that
I have no idea what to make of it except it works for her, she is doing this
in a safe way, and it's not hurting anyone else.  A comment posted by a
spouse of a veteran alluded to the effect his military involvement had on
their sexual relationship as well, not enough to draw any conclusion about
whether or not it was therapeutic but enough to make me think that if
something is manifesting itself so completely into your life, the way she
has found to redirect and reclaim that trauma and make it into a good thing
is admirable.  I also agree that this is a big eye opener for me personally
considering the PTSD reporters face.  If she was willing to share a path to
healing that may seem very unexpected and extreme to us it seems to open the
door pretty wide for others to share their experiences and what they've done
to cope.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Yes, I read this today, too.
>
> I think that the author was very brave to write the article, as she
> probably knew she would stir up controversy and confusion. I don't quite
> understand why having staged violent sex was so therapeutic for her, and I
> figure that there's no way I would understand unless I had experienced what
> she experienced in her work.
>
> A broader point though is that I think it's very important to direct
> attention to the traumas that reporters face themselves as they are
> reporting on horrific events. A lot of people still expect journalists to be
> objective and passive observers, but that is quite unrealistic. With all the
> physical and emotional risks that journalists (esp. correspondents in
> dangerous areas) face, I think they need more support and understanding from
> the communities they're coming from.
>
> What do others think?
>
> Joanna
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Samuel Ramos Roque <
> ramos.source at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A Haligonian colleague of mine sent me this article written by a reporter
>> for Mother Jones news organization.  She sent it to me without any comments.
>>
>>
>> So I've come to you because I've just read it and I have to admit I'm not
>> sure what to make of it.
>>
>> Any comments from this group would be much appreciated.
>>
>> How violent sex helped ease my PTSD<http://www.good.is/post/how-violent-sex-helped-ease-my-ptsd/>
>>
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