Four Ways We React To Racialized Trauma

<p>Ishould start by pointing out that when I say &ldquo;we,&rdquo; I do mean people of color in general. However, that doesn&rsquo;t mean white people can&rsquo;t gain anything from this article.&nbsp;If you are interested in learning more about racism, it&rsquo;s important for you to learn that racism is traumatic.</p> <p>I should also say I&rsquo;m not a therapist. I&rsquo;m just a 12-year therapy client sharing what I&rsquo;ve learned with those who might benefit from it. And I have a lot of personal experience with racialized trauma. I have&nbsp;<a href="https://cptsdfoundation.org/2019/09/03/what-is-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-cptsd/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">CPTSD</a>&nbsp;due to the racism I experienced growing up in an all-white, racist environment. There was no respite. I couldn&rsquo;t escape from it. No one told me the things happening to me were wrong. I had no safe space.</p> <p><a href="https://skworley.medium.com/four-ways-we-react-to-racialized-trauma-17b3e55dae07"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>