So a little off topic, but I went and read Hot Allostatic Load.
What are these people talking about? What is this vague language of PTSD and trauma with no specifics?
Not to power-level, but I've had bad shit happen in my life, like I'm sure many here have, so I try to be sympathetic to people's pain. It's a fucked up world out there. But I read this stuff, and I want to know what could possibly have been so bad in terms of "intimidation" and "rumors" that it makes these people completely break down. I'm really trying to be empathetic, but I can't feel anything, because the vague half-truths this person is putting forth makes me feel like they are hiding some reason that the community hated them. And the specifics they get into is almost pathetic. Don't use emojis? That's your damage?
And it's the same thing with Lindsay. She talks vaguely about rumours, mobbing, and betrayal, but as far as I can tell she didn't lose anything material out of this. Like, she's not homeless, she still has income even. And it all seems so trivial? I don't understand how this can resonate with people.