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Cake day: June 7th, 2023

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  • finally an acknowledgment of this

    ive had to leave quite a few trans or generally lgbt focused communities online because of wild levels of codependence

    the intense empathy in these communities can sometimes leave people susceptible to certain sorts of manipulation i feel,

    several members of those communities i was in would be so easily manipulated by others, with threats like “do ____ or i will harm myself or i will not take care of myself appropriately”

    and these often came from people in genuinely concerning and upsetting situations or histories, but they could use their own trauma to rope other people in and seemingly take them down with them

    walking away from these kinds of people despite their threats is incredibly liberating



  • Cattypat@lemmy.blahaj.zoneto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone"Help" rule
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    29 days ago

    fun fact for the future: someone being suicidal is not your problem and you should not try to help beyond referring them to helpful resources

    theres a reason mental health professionals are PROFESSIONALS and not just random kind people

    you are (likely) not trained to handle this situatuon and thus should not engage in this lest you experience real trauma or worsen the other persons situation

    so do not kill yourself in the process of trying to be the sole force stopping them

    edit: felt the need to add if someone you know is experiencing suicidality, oftentimes the best and safest choice is just to make plans

    suicidality is, in the majority of cases, spurred by short-term issues making people feel trapped in their current situation

    so plan things with them! plan going out to a concert or restaurant! plan how they can enjoy life in the future!

    this is something i feel VERY strongly about because of my own past experiences with feeling the need to “negotiate”

    keep in mind im not saying you cant just talk about life with people expressing these ideas, just make sure the conversation doesnt turn into a “negotiation”

    ty for reading my long ass comment thats indirectly about my own experiences i love all of you lemmings kthxbye <3