No Comfort Zone By Marla Handy Essay - 1461 Words

In No Comfort Zone, Marla Handy brings to the surface something many people tend to avoid: post-traumatic stress disorder. Unlike for many members of society, for Handy, it is not and never will be something she can avoid. She works to, momentarily, at least, bridge this gap for her readers by describing some of the symptoms that she and many others with PTSD live with on a frequent basis. Handy is one of about 8% of people who have been diagnosed with PTSD, defined as â€Å"a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event† (Carani). Here it is important to note, however, that this definition does not completely encapsulate Handy’s and some others’ situations. While it uses the singular event, Handy does not have one single moment, day, or occurrence that directly led to her PTSD. Rather, years of child abuse as well as sexual abuse and rape all led to symptoms that manifest in different ways through different triggers. While not many past perceptions of post-traumatic stress disorder can be found due to it being a relatively new diagnosis, the ones that can are largely negative and dismissive. People with PTSD were â€Å"generally viewed as crazy and faking symptoms because they didn’t have an organic cause† (Carani). While this has changed somewhat in current times, there is still a long way to go. For cases like Handy’s that do not stem from one specific event, many are still dismissive: I can only assume that it’s too difficult,Show MoreRelatedLibrary Management204752 Words   |  820 Pagesglobalization, ever-changing technology, and the pace of change. The only constant in today’s organizations is change. Although all change is challenging, that occurring at the present presents particular problems, for as the British management expert Charles Handy has stated, it is not change as we have known it in the past, but discontinuous change, which is particularly disturbing and confusing.5 Libraries will need good managers at all levels to manage the change as they face the redefined world of information