Lady Butterfly she/her@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWe all need patiencelemmy.worldimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down132
arrow-up1426arrow-down1imageWe all need patiencelemmy.worldLady Butterfly she/her@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareAnamnesis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe part that’s bothering people is the “traumatized people can’t be responsible for other people’s comfort.” It sounds too much like “I’m sorry if my reaction made you uncomfortable, but I have trauma and so I’m not responsible.”
minus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIf this was what was commented, I’d have a different argument and tone. But they were explicit in mentioning lashing out. We can discuss your statement, but I didn’t want to muddy my response with it.
The part that’s bothering people is the “traumatized people can’t be responsible for other people’s comfort.” It sounds too much like “I’m sorry if my reaction made you uncomfortable, but I have trauma and so I’m not responsible.”
If this was what was commented, I’d have a different argument and tone. But they were explicit in mentioning lashing out.
We can discuss your statement, but I didn’t want to muddy my response with it.