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I remember having a conversation with my (abusive) ex boyfriend about let’s call it… “performative interests.” (Aka misogynistic gatekeeping)

He accused me of liking video games, comic books, and computers “for attention.” For the sake of clarity, I’ll stick to a conversation we had about video games.

At the time, I worked at GameStop. I spent half of my paycheck on games, and spent a good portion of my free time gaming… usually with him or by myself.

I asked him, “Who am I trying to impress? Who am I ‘getting attention from’ when I’m laying on the couch playing my PS3 or 3DS for hours on end? Why would I spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars… for ‘attention’ when it means I’m usually doing this in my own spare time? Why would I work at a game store if I didn’t actually like games? Why would I go to gaming meetups (and subsequently end up running those meetups) if I actually didn’t like games? Heck… Why would I ALSO go as far as attending conventions dedicated to these things if I didn’t really like them? Why would I spend time drawing and painting the characters if I didn’t really like them?”

His answer was a variation of “women don’t actually have interests and whatever they do is for men.”

Of course, I challenged that, but he didn’t waver.

I asked him, “Ok, so, is that how you feel about your hobbies? Are you engaging in them to impress other people? Other women? Maybe even other men?”

He laughed and said, “No, because I’m not a woman.”

This, and comments like it, are why I can’t stand when people gatekeep hobbies. I feel like sentiments like these exist at the root of the gatekeeping.

There’s always this assumption that, as a non-male presenting person, you’re constantly lying about the things you are interested in. Frankly, it’s very exhausting.

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Human beings adapt.

Especially when it comes to pain.

They find ways to avoid it or move past it.

But adapting to trauma without processing it may lead to more problems.

Continue reading: https://www.recoverintegrity.com/2021/05/11/past-experiences

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As humans, we tend to flee into our thoughts for distraction.

But how do we come back to what’s really going on?

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Trauma and Dissociation

When we dissociate to help cope with a traumatic event, we don’t fully process the experience.

We adapt.

But the adaptation can cause a disconnection between the head, heart, and body.

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One way people adapt to trauma is by dissociating–to separate from an experience they are having.

And it’s more common than you think.

In fact, you’re probably doing it every nigh

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The human body is a complex, interwoven system.

The memory of a traumatic experience doesn’t just get stored in your mind.

It also affects the nervous system.

So the traumatic experience is actually imprinted in the body.

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There’s a phrase that’s become popular over the last ten years or so. Something that’s crept into the scene–at least in LA.

Being in your body.

And it’s a little confusing…aren’t you always in your body?

But when we are not fully present, fully conscious, are we really being in our bodies?

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