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I didn’t have enough time to sit w/ @AOC’s insta live & do it justice last night so I watched today.
If u have the ability to w/out feeling triggered,do it.
It is powerful. She didn’t owe us her story, but vulnerability is leadership & she changes the narrative.
If u have the ability to w/out feeling triggered,do it.
It is powerful. She didn’t owe us her story, but vulnerability is leadership & she changes the narrative.
She starts w/talking abt compounding trauma.This is something all of us should b talking abt bc this pandemic is compounding all of our histories.See also:my whole clinic
But,for those in the capitol on Jan 6, having a trauma history(Like @AOC discloses she does)worsened it all
But,for those in the capitol on Jan 6, having a trauma history(Like @AOC discloses she does)worsened it all
She then discusses belief. This is critical to the experience of survivorship&to how someone navigates the world after the initial traumatizing act.If you are not believed, this is an additional trauma on top of what you have already experienced. Sometimes it can even be worse.
Not being believed can feed what society tells you,but also your own internal voices. She says we don’t want to admit it either because “you don’t want to be a victim.”As a result,we internalize others-was I drunk? Not dressed right?Not saying no? And start to question ourselves
She says this mindset is being actively preyed on by those who tell us to move on from things that happen to us. To not face our accusers or to get accountability. I mean, but...“Who will believe you”
She believes this is what is happening when others tell them to ignore Jan 6.
She believes this is what is happening when others tell them to ignore Jan 6.
But, then there are the people who can help you heal. Who are the opposite of the ones who make you question your story&you.For her,that was @AyannaPressley
She told her u experienced something traumatizing & you need to take care of yourself. This is who u need in your life.
She told her u experienced something traumatizing & you need to take care of yourself. This is who u need in your life.
This, she said, forced her to stop& actually acknowledge what had gone on. That is what validation feels like& the response all of us should aim to give loved ones who come to us w/trauma. We need to listen, support them, name what happened to them as real & trauma,&just believe.
As the survivor, @AOC explains that it was “already a huge step” to identify what happened as trauma, admit it, & say it out loud.
Not everyone can do that right away, & that is OK, but it is basically validation to that part of ourselves also ?ing it.
It. Was. Not. My. Fault.
Not everyone can do that right away, & that is OK, but it is basically validation to that part of ourselves also ?ing it.
It. Was. Not. My. Fault.
She ends with perhaps the best take home: “You don’t need to have experienced the worst thing or the biggest thing. If you experienced something. Talk to someone about it. Acknowledge it in your heart. And I hope you get the courage to do everything that you need to do to heal”
This message has never been more important. Trauma is:a loved one dying by phone,working w/out protective equipment,&watching tv on Jan 6.
It is everywhere.We need to talk abt it out loud.I’m grateful she started the conversation..let’s continue it. It isn’t a secret. It’s real.
It is everywhere.We need to talk abt it out loud.I’m grateful she started the conversation..let’s continue it. It isn’t a secret. It’s real.
