'Any situation that a person finds traumatic can cause post-traumatic stress disorder.'
@WhistleblowingT If you want to help people, I advise avoiding twitter spats with an account known for controversial and blunt viewpoints. That account's tweets are frequently confused with a parody account.
@WhistleblowingT Parents accosting you because their child has done something wrong… I had a parent pin me over a fence pointing and shouting in my face while I walked a child their son had threatened out to meet their mum at the end of the day. Parent was just out of prison
@WhistleblowingT That potentially devalues the term to pointlessness.
@WhistleblowingT I think it is very important to raise the issue of teacher PTSD, and I think it's commendable that you're doing so, but in order for it to benefit people impacted by it, it is worth being clear about the types of things in teaching which can legitimately lead to a diagnosis.
@WhistleblowingT “Can”. But probably leave it to the mental health professionals to diagnose and not tell people they’ve “probably got PTSD”. Makes light of a serious condition.