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ableist trauma
Ableist trauma is having learned to reflexively make up excuses why you didn't do something, because nobody ever believed you when you told them the truth.
re: ableist trauma
@joepie91 Somewhat related: Panicking when someone accuses you of something you never did, because no-one believes you when you deny it
re: ableist trauma
@joepie91 And what a horrible kind of trauma it is.