That doesn't mean there aren't three different things all worth considering and addressing. And there is such a thing as a discipline poo-pooing an entire aspect. In this case you describe:
- trauma as ironic, gossipy turn of phrase
- medical trauma (Is there even just one category? doesn't matter here.)
- trauma as short or long experience which leaves a mark which affects day to day life for years.
Just because you might work or consider one version doesn't mean the others are somehow "not legit". When people use a word for some purpose - they still mean something by it. Even when it's easy to dismiss that with a (tm).
Oh, I don’t intend anything dismissive. I think if you read that paragraph again you may hear the patience and compassion I have for my kid and their friends. I don’t mind them defining their own language and experience.
That doesn't mean there aren't three different things all worth considering and addressing. And there is such a thing as a discipline poo-pooing an entire aspect. In this case you describe:
- trauma as ironic, gossipy turn of phrase
- medical trauma (Is there even just one category? doesn't matter here.)
- trauma as short or long experience which leaves a mark which affects day to day life for years.
Just because you might work or consider one version doesn't mean the others are somehow "not legit". When people use a word for some purpose - they still mean something by it. Even when it's easy to dismiss that with a (tm).