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Re:Accelerated forgetting of a trauma event after a single d... by to1y on Monday October 24, 2022 @07:16PM (#33323915)
>That's a bit like asking "why is pain after an injury a 'disorder'"?

It isn't. If anything that supports OPs point

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Re:Accelerated forgetting of a trauma event after a single d... by xboxnolifes on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:40PM (#33325524)
Disorder doesn't mean an unexpected outcome. It's a disruption in the norm for the system. The stable state for a human body is not constant pain.
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Re:Accelerated forgetting of a trauma event after a single d... by tsimionescu on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @12:46PM (#33333052)
I should have said (and I believe explained in the rest of the comment) that it's a bit like asking "why is pain after an injury a 'disorder'" of a person suffering from chronic pain. PTSD is a disorder beacause it is a chronic version of a completely normal accute reaction.
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