“I know it sounds silly but…”: why do so many women downplay their own struggle in comparison to traumatic global events?

u201cI know it sounds silly butu2026u201d: why do so many women downplay their own struggle in comparison to traumatic global events?

Why we need to stop downplaying our own struggles

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I keep wanting to tell people that it’s perfectly legitimate that they feel that way. You don’t need to justify how you’re feeling at all

Actually reaching out and saying, ‘I’ve got a problem’ is you fighting back, and that takes a lot of strength

More and more of us are de-legitimising our experiences in light of global trauma.