Creating safe spaces for survivors of #sgbv is key. Knowing what to say to survivors and what NOT to say is a major part of this.
Even if there is no malicious intent behind them, some phrases are dismissive and contribute to victim blaming.
Some of them are listed below:
i refuse to overcommunicate. i refuse to care more. i refuse to let my anxiety convince me that i’m the problem. i refuse to be the bigger person that’s responsible for holding shit together. i refuse. & that’s all i have to say about that. meet me where i’m at or leave me alone.
i personally don’t view blocking as a big deal. to me, it’s just a boundary. i simply do not want you talking to me or engaging with anything i do. it doesn’t mean i’m mad. it means i do not want to engage with you.
#BellLetsTalk because you deserved the life you always told me about after you recovered. you deserved more than what the world gave you. you deserve to be here today. I’m proud of you for holding on for as long as you did. i’m sorry i couldn’t do more for you
BREAKING NEWS:
Another 100 bodies found in Manitoba, Brandon Residential school, was posted 56 minutes ago. Sad the 215 is now 315, and it’s gonna get a lot bigger after these investigations keep going.
When the polio vaccine dropped in 1955 people lined up to get it, & we were 2 years away from artificial satellites. Now in 2021 we carry external world-brains in our pockets & there’s robots on Mars and idiots think the COVID vaccine is full of wizard poison.
#BellLetsTalk normalize men having emotions. normalize men asking for help. normalize men who struggle with addiction asking for help without being accused of abusing the system. we all need help sometimes. we all have emotions. we need to be better at this.
#BellLetsTalk because you deserved the life you always told me about after you recovered. you deserved more than what the world gave you. you deserve to be here today. I’m proud of you for holding on for as long as you did. i’m sorry i couldn’t do more for you