In the years since I started writing these poems, I learned that much of what I was trying to express had labels. And that the reason for my pain and suffering were not as inexplicable as I thought.
Labels
Sometimes it just helps to know that there is a label for what has happened to us. Below is a list of labels that pertain to the poems in “Nothing Wrong”. This list will be updated as I learn more myself.
- parentification
- selective mutism
- the identified patient
- medical neglect
- religious abuse
- religious trauma syndrome
- narcissistic abuse
- emotional abuse
- emotional neglect
- emotional incest
- witnessing abuse and/or violence
- sexual abuse
- dissociation
- attachment disorder
- adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
- developmental trauma
- complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD)
- intergenerational trauma
- gender preference
- filial piety
- patriarchy
- selective amnesia
- culture shock
- third culture kids
Recommended Reading
Pete Walker, Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
