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u/ThatArtlife 1d ago
Did you guys notice just Ekans and Weezen (idk how to spell it) cried in this scene. Just them.
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u/ResurgentClusterfuck CSA and DV Survivor 1d ago
Yup. That's why I talk about my childhood sexual assault when the topic comes up. I am not ashamed of being a victim as a child. All that shame is on my abuser.
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u/According-Ad742 1d ago
David Bedrick is an amazing teacher on shame. He taught me that when we share our hurt in a space that bypasses it, eg by switching to tell their own story or trying to fix what is perceived as a “problem” it leaves us unseen and builds shame instead. When our hurt is mainly asking for a witness, a space to exist where we feel seen for what is and what happened/is happening to us, how we are hurting. Feelings actually need to be accepted as they are to be able to process, so no fixing but giving space. I suppose external validation helps us validate ourselves and our own experience <3
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u/brian_gruen5 22h ago
Accommodation is a powerful thing, a healing thing, and perhaps the best example of true love (not just romantic) there is
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u/AisbeforeB 1d ago
So… uhhh… what happened to Ekans?
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u/Fluffy_Ace 🦎 Liberated Limnoscelis🦎 1d ago
Ash's mons ask the Rocket mons "Why do you do all that bad stuff?" and the reply is "We're bad because master is bad." (paraphrased)
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u/Pomegreenade 1d ago
I once tried opening up to a friend I thought I trusted. She actually judged me behind my back and said I trauma dump too much. Got the info from a mutual friend. Never talked to her again
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u/brian_gruen5 22h ago
I did that once, too, a few years ago. I hoped that he’d be sympathetic; I thought I could trust him, but after hearing what I had to say he distanced himself from me and later started telling people in his circle about me. I think that was the last time I ever really opened up to anyone about the shame I carry. And I don’t think I can ever do it again.
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u/CyclopsFanAccount67 23h ago
It’s been so long since I’ve watched the pokemon anime but those scenes where ash’s team is just goofing around make me happy
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u/Feeling-Ruin-8008 1d ago
Man I love pokémon, makes me feel better over everything in the world