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If "quarantine" has illuminated anything, it& #39;s that people (across age groups but particularly young ppl), don& #39;t know how to have healthy/nuanced convos about trauma. It& #39;s either you& #39;re oversharing & ruining posts, shaming others for doing it, suppressing it, romanticizing it,etc
None of these, imo, are healthy ways of talking about/dealing w/trauma. I know a lot of ppl have found community/solidarity online for traumatic experiences they didn& #39;t think many other people had experienced. And that& #39;s important and can be healthier than oversharing, etc.
On the flip, I also notice a lack of empathy & compassion in many Gen Z spaces. It& #39;s weird how distanced those who haven& #39;t experienced trauma are from those who have. And the reactions can be visceral when people do overshare/joke about trauma on a post not catered to that.
Twitter is often not a safe space for trauma survivors to talk about their stuff & since a lot of Gen Z is just now coming into the realization that they even experienced trauma to begin with, I can see the appeal of "trauma-dumping" when you feel like you don& #39;t have an outlet
I& #39;ve had some really positive dialogue w/ ppl, but that only happened within spaces where I knew that kind of sharing would be welcomed. You run a risk w/in spaces that aren& #39;t like that (explicitly). And to me-- it& #39;s not worth the feeling of rejection that comes along with it.
Trauma (on a personal and communal level) can be ostracizing & it needs to be acknowledged with grace & care. Don& #39;t make yourself vulnerable in spaces that aren& #39;t going to be safe for you to unload in. If you& #39;re reading this: I love you & I see you. Isss gon be okay <3
*Also I don’t put all the blame on Gen Z, we’re doing the best we can with how we were raised!! But this is specifically talking about Gen Z cause I’m a part of it lol
