Why was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) counter-intuitive to individual healing according to Seedat and Lazarus (2011)?

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Giving testimony in a public setting would help promote their wellbeing.

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The victims’ need to grieve and make meaning of personal losses was restricted by the public testimonies.

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Public testimonies placed a strong emphasis on forgiveness and reconciliation at a societal level.

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Victims of human rights violations could tell their stories publicly.

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