Guests argue post-traumatic stress should be reframed as a normal response, not a disorder
OP Overwatch founder Dave Buds and guests urged removing the 'disorder' label from post-traumatic stress to reduce stigma among first responders and encourage help-seeking, describing triggers as 'brands' that cause time-traveling memories.
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Dave Buds argued that post-traumatic stress is a normal, biologically protective reaction to traumatic events and that labeling it a disorder creates stigma that prevents first responders from seeking help. "It's not a disorder," Buds said, explaining that diagnosing is necessary for clinical treatment but that the label discourages conversations among responders.
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