Trauma is Trauma.
No. No it isn't. If you're poor and struggling to meet the ends, with no prospect for proper diagnosis, not to mention little hope for getting professional help, then trauma might as well be the death sentence for you. If you're rich, famous and have plenty of contacts, then trauma is something you can control, conceal, cure and then return to snorting quality coke after you sign very profitable deal to write "MY LIFE WITH A MONSTER: A TRAGIC STORY" book.
Stop presenting celebrities with truckloads of money as "we're all in this together" kind of people. They may have the same problems, but also they have way more solutions and options opened to them.
Ah yes, because rich people have never killed themselves.
I recognize that capitalism is flawed as fuck, but people can have their material needs met and still suffer trauma.
The struggle of the person who can't do much or anything about the trauma is massively bigger than that of the person who has the access to meds, specialists, groups comforting them, and who doesn't have to worry about food and shelter.
If you don't understand it, then you're too privileged to have this conversation.
All while having an army of people trying to exploit their trauma, pry into details to disseminate to the public, and / or trigger them into "outrageous" behaviors. They face pressure to maintain their image from people more concerned about their own paycheck than the mental health of the celebrity. On top that, there are no shortage of people eager to shit on them just because of their celebrity status.
Yes, celebrities have more resources, but they also face different challenges that most people cannot relate to which creates an increased feeling of isolation.
Anybody seeking help should have support and naysaying actively works against providing that support.
...all while having an army of supporters. And money. There's no waltzing around this fact, dude.
Go to suburbs where homeless with mental issues live and explain to them that celebrities, who waste more money that they ever had on trivial 1st world luxury products, struggle as much as they do.
Go on.
Trauma is still trauma psychologically to the person who experienced it. The point being made isn't how it's dealt with, but how people put degrees on trauma. Like a person suffering a traumatic event in a war is worse than trauma of being bullied as a child. The way these events affect the mind is the same; trauma is trauma.
The difference between the rich person who can seek therapy and the poor person who can't is that the poor person experiences continued trauma caused by the system that keeps them from affording proper care.
I agree. To add to your comment, not everyone who goes through therapy is able to get rid of the trauma. When it comes to mental health issues, money is often not enough.
...and therefore, what the poor goes through is something different to what the rich one goes through.
Yes, that's what I've been saying.
Did you watch the video? He's not saying that all trauma is in fact equal in severity. He's saying that the body responds to all trauma as trauma and it's always legitimate. The video is an effort to raise awareness of how trauma can effect you, and how we downplay/minimize our own trauma because we compare it to horrible shit other people have been through.
There are many different kinds of trauma (complex trauma, single incidents, emotional, physical, etc.) and each person is unique in how they feel/are affected by it, but his point is that your body doesn't care if somebody calling you a mean name as a kid isn't "bad enough" in your mind to be trauma, or if you know people who have been through worse things--if you endure a trauma, your body/mind will interpret it as a trauma, and to heal, we have to recognize what our traumas have been and process them.
It's actually a super important message and relevant to a shocking number of people.
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I wish treatment helped me as much as it helped Kevin. I’m glad it helped him. I’m still suffering. Still in pain. 😢
I hope you find something(s) that brings you peace soon. 💜
❤️🙏 Thank you.
[ModNote] Sorry there was someone derailing the conversation for a while in this thread. They won't be returning to the community.
I'm thankful high profile people are starting to speak out about this. The more celebs that talk about it, the faster we can make positive change.
I hope someone got their butthole licked my a fat man in an overcoat before the fat man left the building...
