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Reflection On Thanksgiving
Situation/background overview of activity observed: On Thanksgiving Day I woke up like a regular day except that this one is special the first thanksgiving my son actually understand was a day of celebration. I was cleaning and getting ready to go to my mother in laws house. Then it begins! My belly hurts so bad I thought I was going to die. Describe the activity observed:
I haven’t even eating I had just woken up like an hour then. I got the kitchen clean with my son helping using vacuum for the first time. Then after I had no idea why I went back in bed about five minutes later I tried to stand up that was when I realized I so sick but I didn’t want to mess the day up for the rest of the family. I knew how much my son had being waiting for this day to happen. He
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I think this made me realized that as important as food is to any living organisms it can also cause harm if proper care is not taken.
Also I guess I am just too scared that I could have being at work at the exact time I felt the pain if it hadn’t being Thanksgiving Day. I know it sounds crazy but now I have ginger candy and supplements in my hand bag just in case. People at home can’t stop laughing at me.
I will say the traumatic memory is normal due to the amount of pain I felt however I needed to retrain my brain to not associate food or all stomach upset to food poising. I will not relate my experience or diagnose PTSD at this moment “To make the diagnosis of PTSD. The criteria for diagnosis specify factors concerning the victim's perception of the trauma as well as the duration and impact of associated symptoms, including persistent re-experiencing of the traumatic event, marked avoidance of usual activities, and symptoms of increased arousal Before a diagnosis of PTSD can be made, symptoms must last for at least one month and must significantly disrupt normal

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