""When people ring alarm bells about the danger they see and others dismiss those fears, it can lead to increased feelings of despair, hopelessness and loneliness," Melissa S. Tihinen, a licensed clinical social worker and therapist in New Jersey, told HuffPost. The feeling that you "predicted" things getting this tumultuous is highly isolating, especially if your community and circle includes people who are less politically engaged than you (as any self-styled "blue dot in a red sea" on TikTok will tell you)."
"As therapist Jeff Guenther (@TherapyJeff on social media) told HuffPost, there are some "brutal" consequences to being dismissed over and over again for havingvalid fears. "It's essentially a form of chronic stress that leads to hypervigilance," Guenther said. "When the people around you, or the systems you rely on, tell you that your very real concerns are overreactions, you start to lose trust in your own internal compass." "This leads to a fried nervous system,"
A poll found 53% of voters viewed the shooting as unjustified and 57% disapproved of ICE's enforcement. Individuals who raised alarms during the previous administration feel unsurprised and horrified by current events. Repeated dismissal of legitimate warnings produces isolation, despair, hopelessness, and loneliness. Feeling that one had "predicted" turmoil increases isolation when social circles are less politically engaged. Chronic dismissal creates chronic stress, hypervigilance, erosion of trust in one's internal compass, and a "fried" nervous system. Connecting concerned individuals with others who have been outspoken or active provides social support and helps mitigate loneliness and sustained despair.
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