It took longer than I expected, because we got a sudden thunder storm, and I needed to shut everything up and clean up some water that got into the kitchen. And after I was 90% done with this, my soaking wet cat finally decided to come in. :laugh:
A big thing that helps me is writing to legislators. I like it because it doesn't necessarily require keeping up with the mainstream media if there are things going on in the news that I know are going to be triggering. Legislators in the UK seem to have a lot more restraint when it comes to proposing useless legislation than the ones in the US, so you guys have a pretty conveniently small list available at
https://services.parliament.uk/bills/
I'm a little jealous.
One thing that I keep in mind is that you don't have to be an expert or genius to write to your legislators. First of all, they get crazy and hostile mail all the time. Nothing that the average concerned citizen would send them would phase them at all. Secondly, they are responsible for reprosenting you. It's theirjob to take your opinions into consideration. Lastly, your legislator is not going to have a personal stake in every piece of legislation. If something effects you very personally, providing them with information about you and your experiences can give them helpful perspective.
I'm someone that has a hard time letting things that seem unjust go. I'm sure that my trauma plays a role in this, but it is one of those things that I have come to consider a positive effect of my trauma and not something that I need to deeply delve into. Feeling like I'm doing something helps so much to keep the frustration under control. There is always a new piece of legislation that catches my attention, so I don't get too hung up when something doesn't go the way I'd like it to.
