Do you think the word "trauma" is overused? (lemm.ee)

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For instance, when someone describes going to school as "traumatic," they often simply refer to it as a negative experience. This is not to say that everyone who went to school never had a traumatic experience; however, some individuals appear to overuse the term. Another example could be considering being lightly pushed into a locker as "traumatic."

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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago

Pull over and read it if it's so debilitating.

Obviously not the important topic of this thread, but my phone knows when I'm driving and it interrupts my podcast to read out any messages I get and give me the option to reply by voice. They should set up something similar.

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