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Confessions 25w
My confession is that when someone keeps bringing up their traumatic experiences I end up getting exhausted and wanna distance myself from them
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Anonymous 25w

that’s why this is called trauma dumping

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Anonymous 25w

valid

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 25w

Well I feel guilty about it bc I have a friend who has a lot of trauma and I wanna be there for her but sometimes I distance myself from her for a little bit bc the negativity is overwhelming

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 25w

communicate that. you cant fill someone else’s cup when you pour from an empty glass.

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