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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
"Process"...?
Dear native Speakers,
Which expressions or verbs can I use if I want to say that someone who had a traumatic event in his or her life has successfully settled it in themselves and have gone on with their life? Not just “survived” it and pressed the emotions and suffering deep enough to be able to go on, but “processed” all that and so now she or he is as free of its harmful and negative emotional-psychic consequences as possible?
Could you, please, let me know? Thanks in advance : )
Which expressions or verbs can I use if I want to say that someone who had a traumatic event in his or her life has successfully settled it in themselves and have gone on with their life? Not just “survived” it and pressed the emotions and suffering deep enough to be able to go on, but “processed” all that and so now she or he is as free of its harmful and negative emotional-psychic consequences as possible?
Could you, please, let me know? Thanks in advance : )
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Some possibilities that initially come to mind are "come to terms with", "deal with" or (stronger) "defeat".
- Some possibilities that initially come to mind are "come to terms with", "deal with" or (stronger) "defeat".
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Some possibilities that initially come to mind are "come to terms with", "deal with" or (stronger) "defeat".
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They got past it. They got over it. They put it behind them. They made their peace with it. A Brit might lay the ghost of it to rest, often simply "lay the ghost".
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Thank you very much, GPY, Enoon and Alphecca Stars. Have a nice weekend! 
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