Camille Gray Psychology

Camille Gray Psychology Registered Psychologist | Witness Intermediary | Sexual Assault Counsellor | French Australian | Alopecian

17/12/2025

FYI
Most people who experience a traumatic event do not go on to have PTSD.

However, surving traumatic events is very painful, and I would say that many in Australia are currently in grief, though clearly those who were present in Bondi or are Jewish are struggling more.

Grief is made up of several emotions going around and around, typically reducing in Intensity as time passes: Numbness, shock, disbelief, sadness, crying, anger, being ok, not being ok, thinking of alternate scenarios where the outcome could have been different, numbness again, anger again and on and on. This process is very painful. But it’s normal. It Is your healthy mind and body trying to make sense of what’s happened.

With time, love, patience, self-kindness and resumption of routine, most people get better.
They will always be sad when they think about It, and their life may never be the same, but they are mostly ok. Most people DO NOT develop PTSD.

People who survive a disaster typically take 3 years to seek professional help, and that’s ok. It happens when they have exhausted their own resources.

If you are affected, be kind to yourself, and be kind to each other.

If you have been affected by this attack, please read the information below. You are eligible for - 22 free counselling ...
17/12/2025

If you have been affected by this attack, please read the information below. You are eligible for
- 22 free counselling sessions through Victims Services (I’m one of their counsellors)
- financial Compensation for anything you lost at the beach during the attack
- a recognition payment of $5k for being a victim of crime

A hub has been set up at the Intercontinental Hotel in Coogee with Police detectives trasy to take the statement of anyone who was there who wishes to make a statement. The Department of Justice and Community has representatives there to help wirh givernment advice and assistance. There are also crisis counsellors and the Red Cross.

People are good.

Jimmy contributes to therapy by relaxing and receiving belly rubs.
10/12/2025

Jimmy contributes to therapy by relaxing and receiving belly rubs.

22/11/2025

You

You are worth honesty
You are worth the truth
You are worth safety
You are worth respect
You are worth a conversation
You are worth a debate
You are worth time
You are worth money
You are worth generosity
You are worth apologies
You are worth patience
You are worth effort
You are worth everything

I hope that in time, your surroundings will be worthy of you. You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be you. Thoughtful, honest, hardworking, generous, creative, brave you. You don’t have to be perfect to deserve honesty, truth, safety, respect, conversation, debate, time, money, generosity, apologies, patience or effort.

I wish for you to be safe. It’s a human right.

You are bigger than the myopia of your surroundings.

And the world needs you. We need you to expand and take up space. But only when you are ready.

And only when you are safe.

Although sad people should be allowed to grieve instead of being forced to be grateful.
20/10/2025

Although sad people should be allowed to grieve instead of being forced to be grateful.

Or she. It’s very hard to see through the manipulation, but you can with time and support.
16/10/2025

Or she. It’s very hard to see through the manipulation, but you can with time and support.

30/09/2025

Jimmy’s contribution to therapy as well as being the official security guard, greeter and es**rt to and from the counselling room.
He also lies under the coffee table making comforting sighs, chases tennis balls thrown by energetic children, frantically defends the sacred space from buzzing flies, and gracefully licks his private parts.

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