I don't think I can go to my support group again. Honestly? I think the individual should be asked not to participate. His kind shouldn't be welcome.
Have you ever been so strongly triggered by someone or something that you have been forced to no longer go? No matter how important the occasion or event is to you?
Last night at my Mood Disorders support group a man I did not recognise from other meetings walked in. He sat just in front of me and to the side - where I had full view of his sleeveless arms. He was covered in tattoos. This normally doesn't bother me; however, it was the subject matter that left me appalled, sick to my stomach, and extremely upset.
These were Aryan Race tattoos. Obviously, the man is a white supremacist.
I was disgusted and triggered in that I suddenly felt very vulnerable and unsafe. I honestly think he should have been asked to leave. Disgusting. We have visible minorities who attend - they, indeed anyone, should not be subjected to that. No excuses.
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