For instance, when someone describes going to school as “traumatic,” they often simply refer to it as a negative experience. This is not to say that everyone who went to school never had a traumatic experience; however, some individuals appear to overuse the term. Another example could be considering being lightly pushed...
I worry that I am someone who does this because I know I’ve let things get to me to the point of being paralyzed or unproductive in life. I made a post on this earlier in which I talk about some of my “trauma”, but tbh I just to want to be productive. I know other people go through worse and do amazing things. I don’t know if I am just making excuses for myself.
I am fairly active on Lemmy and I want to ask this rather personal question using this account. Friendly warning: I talk about trauma in this post, and I am both autistic and ADHD so forgive if you read something that seems asinine to you....
I am in therapy but it’s really hard for me to talk to someone about all this completely. It’s really the first time I’ve ever put it all down in text. I feel like I failed for letting things happen to me.
Thanks, I appreciate the advice about local peer support groups
I’ve been through similar experience and I’ve been able to reframe it into working towards helping others through finding that validation and learning more about the topics.
Thanks for sharing and good luck with what you’re doing!
Do you think the word "trauma" is overused?
For instance, when someone describes going to school as “traumatic,” they often simply refer to it as a negative experience. This is not to say that everyone who went to school never had a traumatic experience; however, some individuals appear to overuse the term. Another example could be considering being lightly pushed...
How much do successful people let past events affect them?
I am fairly active on Lemmy and I want to ask this rather personal question using this account. Friendly warning: I talk about trauma in this post, and I am both autistic and ADHD so forgive if you read something that seems asinine to you....