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1 year ago
Maybe this is a controversial take, but I don’t think we should be telling survivors about the “benefits” of their trauma. I don’t think they should be told that “at least your trauma made you kind,” or that it “built character.”
My trauma didn’t make me kind. My trauma didn’t build my character. I made me kind. I built my character. I made myself who I am today.
I think what we should be telling survivors is that they didn’t deserve what happened to them and it should have never happened. You’d be amazed at what validating someone’s experiences can do for them.
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my trauma definitely made me much much worse
my trauma makes me want to kill.
my trauma makes me feel like vomiting and scratching my skin off whenever someone simply brushes my shoulder.
my trauma makes me feel everything but strength.
i don't feel strong. i feel rage.
of couse some people did indeed grow stronger with their traumas. but not everyone is “some people”. there are outliers ev
and i will never forgive the people that harmed me. i don't care if it's for me. that'll just make me feel worse anyways.
and if someone told me the “benefits” of my trauma i'd simply ignore them because even if they might have had similar experiences to me
they did not experience the rage and betrayal i felt. they do not experience the agony i experience everyday.
it isn't your place to decide how trauma effects others. because you are not them.
but if you do indeed find that looking on the bright side helps you then all the power to you!
but that still does not apply to everyone.
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