Oct 12, 2021
I definitely care whether people misuse language about trauma and triggers.
Not everyone who talks about mental health is asking for help.
Some people who ask for help are doing so in an entitled, me-first way that marginalized other people.
Some of us have been asking for help for years, but the help we need requires societal change and it’s easier to go on helping people who are easier to help.
Racism and sexism are mental health emergencies. Sexual violence is a mental health emergency.
False equivalencies between rape and mild exhaustion don’t help.