Thursday, July 22, 2010

after the trauma, were you depressed?

A social worker wrote these comments about Ms. R, who was beaten and raped:
-Ms. R told me that she was depressed, that she had nightmares, and that she no longer had pleasure in ordinary activities. She used to like watching birds; but now she sees the birds and does not care about them.

-she told me she "feels ashamed" about being raped.
- she remembers the bad smells inside her jail cell.
-she told me she has lost her appetite, and she has lost weight
-she only sleeps 3 hours at a time
-she is easily startled: she hears a car door slam, and she jumps.
-she is feeling a little better, as time goes on.
-she does not really want to talk about being raped.

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