Surviving and rebuilding
Emine Yoca shares the rewarding and heartbreaking challenges of supporting survivors of torture
FROM MY WORK AS a Senior Psychotherapist, I know how vital specialised services are for those who’ve endured the very worst of humanity. Back in my home country I had many friends and even close relatives who endured torture. Torture is the most terrible abuse of power towards a defenseless person, a violation of their human rights and dignity. To deliberately cause pain, suffering and mental anguish. And people who’ve survived torture experience on-going trauma for years. Physical pain, problems with sleeping, concentrating, trusting others, and memory, flashbacks and panic attacks sparked by sounds, smells and darkness.
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