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I took a break so let's talk, It's been a while. Having an intense training in #Senegal while #Gaza is under attack & worrying about my family, friends & people there is taking a toll & I want to openly share with U since I used #Twitter as a space therapeutic space from day 1.
As humanitarians & activists we find ourselves between 1-wanting to stay strong & always speak up without sharing frustration & exhaustion because it's less about us & more about the cause/people we represent, & 2-Being told to shut up, conform, compromise & just silently accept.
We often push ourselves past any limit, we work hard & we put ourselves last. We tend to not want to be labeled as those who always speak up fearing the "troublemaker" label. I often find some us being gaslit into oppressing our trueselves to not rock any boats.
"Be grateful", "Be kinder", "Don't speak up", "Don't object", "Don't criticize", " Don't show power", "Don't negotiate", "Don't ask for more money", "Don't put any red lines", "Don't complain", " Don't be emotional", "Don't be yourself" are some of what we are spoken down into.
Organizations will push you out, people you trust might try to use you for their own agenda or exclude you because they feel threatened by you. You'll always feel alone, but even with all of that, they will never leave you alone. They will make sure you stop.
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