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The Australian bushfire (turned 47 million acres of forest to ash, killed 34 people, killed/displaced 3 billion animals)
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The COVID-19 pandemic (shot down the world economy, sent the stock market crashing, infected 64.5 M, and killed 1.5M people)
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Death of Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Diego Maradona, and J J Rawling (of Ghana).
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Racial violence in the West (Death of George Floyd and others).
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The explosion in Lebanon. (that killed about 204 people, injured 6500 people, displaced over 300,000 people, and destroyed $15 billion worth of properties).
The #EndSARS protest in Nigeria
The Lekki Massacre
Which of these events touched you the most?
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Some reasons women stay in abusive relationships include:
1. Distorted Thoughts. Being controlled and hurt is traumatizing, and this leads to confusion, doubts, and even self-blame.
@spiecy_diecy@DrOlufunmilayo Perpetrators harass and accuse victims, which wears them down and causes despair and guilt.3 For example, women shared: “I believed I deserved it,” and, “I was ashamed, embarrassed, and blamed myself because I thought I triggered him.”
@spiecy_diecy@DrOlufunmilayo 2. Damaged Self-Worth. Many women felt beaten down and of no value, saying: “He made me believe I was worthless and alone,” and, “I felt I had done something wrong and I deserved it.”