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Felodese
Student
- Mar 31, 2024
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As I was once again called "strong", and getting extremely fucking annoyed by it, I'm wondering if I'm the only one who feels this way?
My personal problems with being told that I'm "strong" are:
My personal problems with being told that I'm "strong" are:
- I am not, in fact, strong; trauma and depression has made sure of that
- People use it as a reason why you don't need help; being so
strong
means you'll be able to manage it all on your own
- I'm told that I should be glad, or even grateful, for my trauma, as it has made me stronger, which is a fucking lie - it did not. There is no silver lining here
- Just barely surviving as depression, anxiety, trauma, financial worries, etc is kicking your ass, is not strength
- It diminishes the responsibility of my abusers, and the impact of that abuse on me and my life, cause it made me so very
strong