Exploring the Role of OPT: Trauma Narratives and Community Building in Times of War and Crisis

Delving into Tal’s theory of other people’s trauma (OPT), this qualitative study investigates the importance of fostering community and sharing traumatic experience among war survivors with respect to Born Under a Million Shadows (2009) by Andria Busfield. The major focus of the study is the exploration of the way the trauma narratives engage in the process of collective healing, resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG) and retrieval. The research is concerned with explaining the role of OPT in community building and narrativization of trauma, ultimately asserting the impact of OPT on invidiual and collective healing and recovery. By doing this, the research will enrich the existing knowledge on psychology, social work, academia and conflict resolution, emphasizing the significance of integrating OPT into community development initiatives and trauma care services.