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Aug 12, 2019, 01:28 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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 That sounds ghastly. I mean, just...WOW. I have tattoos, but they are all flowers and pretty, bright colors. But what you've described, Wishful...I seriously cannot imagine how I would handle such a situation. I am so sorry you had to experience that. Honestly, I think it would be triggering for 99.9% of people. What did the facilitator do?
I facilitated a group for peers with bipolar disorder. I really enjoyed the job and I had a terrific group of people. Everybody was cool with each other, lots of genuine support. The group was meeting for 14 months.
One day a new guy came and the entire group dynamic changed. The man was loud and aggressive. A number of group members had issues with police officers because of having been mistreated by them. Well, the new guy was obsessed with cops. Initially, I felt like I worked him into the group pretty smoothly, but inside of myself I was triggered by the guy. I couldn't get away from it.
I had been there every single week, but all of a sudden I was coming up with reasons not to show up.
Eventually, I just couldn't facilitate anymore. That one guy had such a weird effect on the rest of us. It makes me sad, still bothers me.
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