“People often think of trauma as a discrete event — a fire, getting mugged. But what it’s really about is helplessness, about being on the receiving end of forces you can’t control."
https://twitter.com/eleanorbarkhorn/status/1291042599017619463
Our national narrative has never had room for helplessness, & I've felt it acutely often since March. This can magnify the effect of experiencing it. I am def hitting the wall after 4 mos of overfunctioning, & I've talked w a few folks w/in last week in sim spots. #NotOK
And I'll add that I fully recognize the many ways in which I am comparatively fortunate or privileged right now, so I'm not trying to minimize others' plights. But just saying "you too? yeah, same here." to our common struggle w the trauma of living in America in 2020
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