torrid said:
zgolfz85 said:
I just feel so bad for Dylan, and not because she's being vilified in all this. There's just no way she'll be able to live her life without thinking about this and reliving it every single day and likely every hour for the rest of her life. She's blessed and lucky to be alive, but the life she knew and had will never be familiar to her again.
Terrible weight to carry, but it's not like she could have prevented any of it from happening. I think everyone was dead by the time she laid eyes on BK. Maybe if she had more fully realized what was going on, 911 would have been called sooner.
That's not how
Survivor's Guilt works. You aren't actually guilty of anything in trying to stop it- which is why it was first diagnosed for Holocaust Survivors.
Survivor's guilt (sometimes referred to as "survivor syndrome") refers to the psychological condition of someone who witnessed or was involved in a traumatic event that may have harmed co-workers or victims but left the affected individual relatively unscathed. The affected individual, however, is impacted by the often-
crippling emotional scars that resulted from witnessing the traumatic event. Often, someone with survivor's guilt will question, "Why not me?" or "What should I have done differently?". Survivor's guilt is often classified as a serious symptom of PTSD.
Symptoms will vary between people, both in what specific symptoms they experience and the severity of the symptoms. Symptoms will also vary depending on the traumatic event they experienced. The most common symptoms of survivor's guilt mimic those of PTSD and can include:
- Guilt for surviving when others did not
- Obsessive over analysis of their actions during the event
- Mood swings and angry outbursts
- Feelings of helplessness
- Social problems or isolation
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trouble sleeping
- Lack of motivation and depression