another metaphor is of the tidal wave; a family/group can be running from their trauma tsunami and all it takes is one member turning around to face it for them to be forced to reckon with all their emotions coming at them, a mile tall and a mile wide, at 800kmphhttps://twitter.com/Aryeh___/status/1215318320754245632 …
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damn. i really don't know my own family's history that far back, would be good to find out before it's too late

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it can be liberating to an extent, in the way that finding external causes for internal suffering is liberating...nah that's not the right word... perhaps... validating? clarifying?
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It’s wild to think about all the FUBAR geopolitical history that happened in the last 1-3 generations, and the generational impact that it continues to have on *everyone’s* family & friends
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IMO we may be a bit hyperfocused on the last few centuries- i think its always been like this
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ohshit.jpeg devastatingly good choice of gif here i feel you man. this how i felt learning about my families history, the holocaust, pogroms, immigrating, etc
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I think most cultural traditions carry deep imprints from historical oppression and collective trauma, but some are better at naming & acknowledging it Korean Han comes to mind: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_(cultural) …
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