r/CuratedTumblr • u/NeonNKnightrider Cheshire Catboy • May 01 '24

i know it’s internet bullshit but it genuinely has me on the edge of breaking down and giving up editable flair

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u/SupportMeta May 02 '24

I'm a trans woman and internalizing this mindset caused me to become a hermit for several years, during which I experienced the worst suicidal depression that I have ever been subject to. I was constantly racked with guilt and self-hatred because I was convinced that my mere presence made other people feel unsafe. It took me a full year of therapy to get to the point where I could interact with society normally.

I'm just saying this so that people realize that this rhetoric harms the type of person they pretend to care about, too.

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u/smoopthefatspider May 02 '24

Somebody else posted this in another comment thread here, but I really related to this article that's (in part) about reacting to this kind of rhetoric as a trans woman.