Discussion what’s a “taboo” topic that you actively experience or feel identified to?

[loslassen]

just in case anyone is particularly affected by how society(and their personal social circle) wont allow you you talk about or freely indulge into a certain subject/lifestyle etc, and wants to let it out and explain your experience


to me it's been self harm and gender identity

I know, wow, what a surprise.
honestly I feel like every individual has a unique perspective in both sh and gender, which makes it difficult to be taken seriously when attempting to talk about the topic even when not talking about your personal experience (if that makes sense) I feel like the topics have been so hugely generalized that it makes it straight up impossible to talk about to anyone close to me.

I'm me, a person with an entire context, personality, friendships, perspective, experiences and pains, there's no way my suffering could compare to this generalized image/experience that has been so prevalent about both sh and gender identity, but I feel like when I even think about talking about it I'm suddenly just so unserious and look like a clown… it's very painful.

 

[Mr.Tristesse]

I wonder what.....;)

 

[NameOfAction]

Drug addiction.

Which is odd, as I've honestly not experienced it myself.
Yet I relate deeply and have always been drawn to those struggling with it. I feel like the mentally ill (to whom I do rightly belong) and the addicted have a lot of common ground.

Except somehow those with addictions experience far greater stigma and social ostracism than the very similarly affected mentally ill individuals.
I've been to the same inpatients, been given same meds, done very similar things and committed similar 'sins' yet no 'crazy' will ever be treated with such universal contempt as an active 'junkie'.

It's not fucking fair to treat one as a moral failure and another as an understandable condition. All this leaves me with feeling nothing but most earnest empathy and comradery towards people using and/or quitting drugs. When I had friends, most of them were users.

Idk if I've successfully conveyed my ideas. If I offend, call me out

 

[AngelTear]

I would say the main ones I experience are the desire to be a pet, the feeling of being non-human but also not an animal, and the desire to be null in gender and in sex

 

[sanctionedusage]

too taboo to disclose without 5 million words of context that would be identifying info lol

 

[FoxSauce]

Suicide cus lets face itbis still taboo outside here.

too taboo to disclose without 5 million words of context that would be identifying info lol

Ya got me curious dude

 

[sanctionedusage]

Suicide cus lets face itbis still taboo outside here.

Ya got me curious dude

its even more fun if you google a list of taboo subjects, decide which one would be the most horrible for me to be talking about, and then choose that to headcanon about me lolz

the real answer isnt all that interesting i promise!

 

[Forveleth]

Polyamory. Not supported at all outside the lgbtq+ community let alone in it. Everyone assumes you are a cheater or a slut and there is absolutely zero legal recognition for it. It is also difficult to find someone who wants a stable but polyamorous relationship instead of just having an open relationship.

 

[FoxSauce]

its even more fun if you google a list of taboo subjects, decide which one would be the most horrible for me to be talking about, and then choose that to headcanon about me lolz

the real answer isnt all that interesting i promise!

Bet!

Ok ok Cannibalism or the feeling of being consumed?

 

[violetforever]

basically anything related to my trauma. domestic violence, incest, age gap relationships, daddy/mommy issues, adultery, addiction and self harm. i know people say you arent your trauma/you are more than your trauma but i cant relate to that.

 

[NormallyNeurotic]

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[DeathByBananabread]

I was raised like an iPad baby before iPads were a thing- it's easy if the house has more than one computer & you're being abused to the point where even going downstairs to get something to eat feels risky, & after a few years screen addiction fully kicks in.

I shouldn't relate, because I've never been institutionalized, but I relate immensely to the stories of people who have survived solitary confinement & the mental states it put them in.

 

[loslassen]

I was raised like an iPad baby before iPads were a thing- it's easy if the house has more than one computer & you're being abused to the point where even going downstairs to get something to eat feels risky, & after a few years screen addiction fully kicks in.

I shouldn't relate, because I've never been institutionalized, but I relate immensely to the stories of people who have survived solitary confinement & the mental states it put them in.

first part is relatable for me too, I get you, I feel like depression + screens genuinely made me stupid.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Antinatilism and being suicidal are the two major ones. Maybe also an interest in true crime- although- that's fairly popular now. Doesn't sound all that healthy though... It probably isn't.

I'm aware that my interests can be kind of niche so- I don't necessarily talk about them in real life either. Although, as I've grown older, I don't massively care. People will either find what you talk about interesting or not.

 

[SoLowHollow48]

Being a dyke. Feels bad, man.

But also suicide being a life goal. Can't say that to anyone because they're not out of the matrix yet mwahahahahah

 

[Scythe]

Well, aside from the obvious... Hatered for humans, self harm, lack of empathy. I want to say toxic masculinality but uhh, looking at the people on the internet it seems not very taboo. Though the toxic mascunality people also won't like me cause I'm trans.

My interest in death and life related philosophy can also be considered taboo, not very normal convo topics.

 

[GodzillasBiggestFan]

death, gender outside of the binary and drag/crossdressing/androgynony

 

[Bitch With An Apple]

Also gender identity. I haven't put any effort into passing in years, so half the time people are surprised when they see I'm legally female and have a woman's name. I'm basically an androgynous blob and it's interesting how I get sir'd half the time and ma'am'd the other half. You never know what someone's gonna think! It's a 50/50 split, and different people have different confidence levels in what they see me as. I neither confirm nor deny anymore.

Addiction too. I've been a polysubstance addict since reaching adulthood (after being very anti-drug to the point of not even drinking as a teenager). And what I find is that... it simply hasn't been that destructive (although maybe I'm in denial, idk). There are ways that it has, but the benefit of relief it provides has outweighed that for me, personally. And it has changed me for the better as well as the for the worse. What's been most dangerous about it is other people. I think there is at least a social responsibility to isolate yourself from people who don't want to be around you when you're off your rocker. But my intuition is that the socially imposed consequences of being "found out" can be equally if not more harmful than addiction itself.

 

[witchcraft]

I wish I was a cute (or very pretty) anime girl.

It's one of those things you can't say without people thinking you're taking the piss.

Like, no, this is truly how delusional I am, and it's never getting better.