Honourific
New Here
Hi everyone,
I'm a white man who has been becoming more engaged in anti-racism work and activism over the past year. Due to the symptoms of my cPTSD I live an isolated life with few relationships. As anti-racism and activism is often promoted as requiring us to educate others through our relationships, I can find myself feeling like an imposter within anti-racism, which is fuelled by the toxic shame my family put into me. I'm in the process of learning that my activism will look different to others because of the specific traumas I hold and that my way of being an activist is valid and OK.
I wonder if anyone else here is engaging in anti-racism activism while recovering from cPTSD? And if so, how they manage their mental health while doing so?
I'm a white man who has been becoming more engaged in anti-racism work and activism over the past year. Due to the symptoms of my cPTSD I live an isolated life with few relationships. As anti-racism and activism is often promoted as requiring us to educate others through our relationships, I can find myself feeling like an imposter within anti-racism, which is fuelled by the toxic shame my family put into me. I'm in the process of learning that my activism will look different to others because of the specific traumas I hold and that my way of being an activist is valid and OK.
I wonder if anyone else here is engaging in anti-racism activism while recovering from cPTSD? And if so, how they manage their mental health while doing so?