Do you think Amanda Knox will be traumatized for life, from her ordeal in Italy?

Probably somewhat, yeah but she is young and will be okay. It’s not like Elizabeth Smart where she was kidnapped by some big crazy hairy religious weirdo dude and asked to like it. If that girl was okay, then this one will be too.

She spent 4 years in prison, that’s got to affect you. On the other hand, the dead girl might have a better case for being traumatized. Not saying who did it, just it had a little more affect on her.

She has proven herself to be of strong inner strength and we see from news stories about her that she has a very determined nature. She really goes after what she wants scholastically, athletically were highlighted. The four years may end up paying her a dividend of great growth and Donald Trump’s interest in her family will help the cause.

She will more likely be hounded by the press for life.

It is unclear whether she did what she was accused of. All we know is that the prosecution messed up. If she really is a psychopathic killer then nothing will traumatize her. If she did not commit the crime then it will probably stay with her for a while and then gradually fade out.

I can’t imagine it will bring back any nice memories for her that’s for sure, especially if she really didn’t do what she was accused of. I wonder if she can get some sort of compensation for the four years she spent inside.

To some extent, yes.

I was thinking about this, and I thought that I might never travel again after being unable to go home when I wanted to.

I think that she lost four key years of her life and her youth that she can never get back.

I think she will be reluctant to trust people.

Can she go on and live a fulfilling life? Yes.

I was just saying a few days ago to a friend, I wonder if she will ever travel outside of the US again. The idea or the fear of being imprisoned outside of the US crosses my mind in places like Asia and Latin America, but I never thought about it in regards to western Europe.

I think it will affect her in some ways ongoing to some extent. I think she is likely to be less trusting of people. Hopefully she moves forward with her studies, and decides to not do any drugs or use alcohol. Not only because sometimes people bury their trauma by using, but also because I do think partying might have contributed to her being around not the right people, wrong place wrong time, and some guilt by association. I don’t think she was guilty in the legal sense, I don’t believe she commted the crime, I mean the expression guilt by association in the publics view.

I think it will make her much more cautious in all of her dealings with people. If she did not actually participate in the death of her friend, then I would think that it would cause her to become an advocate to eliminate the death penalty. If she did participate in her friend’s death (even inadvertently) then I think her escape will haunt her for the rest of her life. She will continue to live her life, but it will never be what it once could have been. It remains to be seen if it will be better, or not.

Not traumatized, but affected, yes. Unless she was beaten and raped everyday, she’ll be fine 20 years later.

If she didn’t murder that girl (which seems likely), then I feel very sorry for her. To lose four years of young life is tragedy enough, to be in jail abroad during that time where who-knows-what kind of stuff happened to her, to have this evil, hateful picture of her painted by the media… I would be traumatized by that. Definitely.

Nope. She will be far ahead of where should would have been had she graduated and went to work.
I’m willing to bet she has already been offered large sums of $ for her story. In a few weeks, she will be on the cover of most of the women’s rag magazines at the supermarkets – for a fee of course. She will then do an exclusive interview with ___ the highest bidder. There is just enough titillation in her story, (foursome, pretty, girls gone wild in Europe) to make her a millionaire many times over. Not a bad outcome.
I hope she gives some of the proceeds to the victim’s family. After all, she is benefiting from the poor girl’s death. (I’m betting she won’t but would be happy to be proved wrong.)

She won’t get a penny from me but I’m guessing some females here will pay to read her story. (Guys won’t)

Since when does the amount of money to potentially be gained from an event dictate whether or not that event is traumatic?

@worriedguy I agree that probably all those things will likely happen, but I still think she will be affected negatively in some ways by the experience.

I know I would be. There’s little chance without a lot of therapy I’d ever leave my property again, let alone the country.

I’d probably take whatever money I could earn and buy myself a few hundred acres, then become a hermit.

@JLeslie See that cell phone you are using? The 13 year old Chinese girl who made the display, working under horrid, slave labor like conditions will be affected too. But after 4 years she will have nothing.
I know the two have nothing to do with each other. I’m just saying Amanda Knox will be offered all the help in the world to get over her problem – and most likely will come out far ahead in the long run.

I am not completely disagreeing with you. They are different situations. One being accused of a crime she never committed (assuming she did not commit it) and paying time in jail, or the other being born into a circumstance of a difficult life. They are different and the same. Both are horrible regardless of the money. Sometimes the money does not affect the psychological challenges. Although, I agree money helps.

We agree. But, I’m betting she will be just fine. She has already skillfully handled herself throughout the crisis.
I say within 3 months we will see the National Enquirer expose’: “What Really Happened in that Bedroom” – Interview with Amanda”.
Circulation will jump yet no one will admit to buying the paper.

@worriedguy I hope not. I hope she does not willing work with papers and magazines like the Enquirer. I actually never buy or read any of those. Maybe I have looked over 10 pages total of that type of magazine in my 43 years because someone else had it at their house. I don’t enjoy People magazine either. I would however read an article in Time Magazine about her experience or watch a special interview with her on TV.

Her entire family is in severe debt from legal fees. If she needs to sell her story to help them out, why shouldn’t she?

@Mariah I agree.