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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Traumatising or traumatic
0 Hi, is there a rule for using these two words? For example, "it was a very traumatic/traumatising experience", and "I found it to be very traumatic/traumatising". I also struggle with depressive and depressing. For example, "he is a very depressing/depressive person", and "the film was very depressive/depressing". Thanks for any help that you can give... Joe 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 The "trauma" words both mean to describe a situation which causes injury. But when you say a person "becomes traumatized," it seems to evoke the uses which have grown up in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. I may be all wet on this.
- 02 br 02 br 00 The "trauma" words both mean to describe a situation which causes injury.
- But when you say a person "becomes traumatized," it seems to evoke the uses which have grown up in the fields of psychiatry and psychology.
- I may be all wet on this.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Edit.
- Oh well.
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0 Hi, Joe. 02 br
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00 I've never heard the word "depressive," but maybe it's a modern invention. 02 br
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00 The "trauma" words both mean to describe a situation which causes injury. But when you say a person "becomes traumatized," it seems to evoke the uses which have grown up in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. I may be all wet on this. I guess I
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00 I've never heard the word "depressive," but maybe it's a modern invention. 02 br
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00 The "trauma" words both mean to describe a situation which causes injury. But when you say a person "becomes traumatized," it seems to evoke the uses which have grown up in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. I may be all wet on this. I guess I
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