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by artificialLimbs 1712 days ago
Some do need to escape from the reality to get a bit of relief, and can't handle the confrontation directly too much. That is understandable.

But, the panic/anxiety surrounding the trauma after the fact is often due to resistance of experiencing the emotions/memories associated with the event. Allowing the 'bad' feelings in and going through those feelings is most always going to be healing.