Word: normalization
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...short-term solutions to their problems, they all go to a sex cabaret called Shortbus. (Explanation of the title: back in grammar school the "normal" kids got to ride the regular-length schoolbus, while "the gifted and challenged" rode the short bus.) Among the denizens are a courtly older gent, who bears a passing resemblance to a former bachelor mayor of New York, and the cabaret's host, real-life male diva Justin Bond (aka Kiki of the Broadway duo Kiki & Herb). "It's just like the '60s," he says of the entanglement of bodies in the orgy room, "only...
...estimated that over 50% of us will endure a traumatic loss at some point in our lives. When that happens, we all face a similar fork in the road to recovery. Do we dare act normal again, or does doing so deny the event, since nothing is ever the same...
...same way, we face a choice around the rituals of burial and healing. Is it proper to stick to one?s normal scripted rituals, or does this particular trauma call for something extra, something improvised...
...process of how people heal from severe trauma has been well studied. Acting visibly normal, after a short disruption, is actually the most common reaction to severe trauma. About half those directly affected will quickly return to holding conversations, eating meals, getting out of bed, and resuming work. Even though they?re the majority, those who are capable of this have their own sort of guilt, confused by their own resilience. Too often we outsiders presume these people are in denial of their grief, or that they?re ?acting healed? too soon. For those who respond this way, normalcy...
...back into work in a mere nine hours. I know I probably won’t pursue i-banking as a long-term career. I might follow the typical path and work for a few years, get an MBA, and land a job where I can lead a semi-normal life. I don’t have much time to ponder my future, because within seconds of my head hitting the pillow, I’m fast asleep, preparing for yet another...