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vicariously traumatized

When you didn’t go through a traumatic event first hand, but someone close to you did and they trauma dumped on you, so now you’re in fear of the same thing happening to you.

This relates to how unexpected outcomes require more tact to recover from than outcomes we prepare for.

This may or may not be related to the narcissist nature the brain is left in from an initial traumatic event- sort of like a ripple impact of trauma until one transmutes the cycle
Prom is a trap! Ever since I heard Cindy got dumped after giving up her v-card I’ll be waiting until marriage, I'm vicariously traumatized!
by sound recollection December 6, 2025
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Traumatic Sleep Injury

Traumatic Sleep Injury, or TSI, is when you wake up with an unknown injury that occured while one sleeps or is passed out.
Zeke: "Hey Kelly why are you limping?"

Kelly: "I don't know, I woke up with a sore knee."

Zeke: "Classic Traumatic Sleep Injury, you need one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer."
by Zulu Bravo January 30, 2014
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Traumatation

Trauma and tribulations 23:2
When you wanna fxk around and find out, you wanna make it better better but really it’s all downhill from there. #traumatizing
The absolute traumatation that I’ve been through has really went down hill.
by Trashbaggggg October 8, 2022
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PTDD (Post Traumatic Debate Disorder)

A mental disorder that can develop after a person is exposed to a traumatic event, such as a Presidential Debate broadcast, Justice candidates nomination process in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Congressional Budget Act negotiations, or other threats on a person's mental health life.
People watching the debates on TV are overwhelming the health system, being affected with PTDD (Post Traumatic Debate Disorder)
by vetclinician October 23, 2020
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Post Traumatic BooBoo

When your a boss to an individual who has been named BooBoo, and you finally learn why the individual was named BooBoo and it is your problem now.
Are you ok? I think your suffering from Post Traumatic BooBoo. Did they fuck up again?
by The Myth the Man November 16, 2023
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vicariously traumatized

When you didn’t go through a trauma but someone close to you did, so you are traumatized because they trauma dumped on you.

This relates to trauma being a factor of shock or unexpected outcomes, when things are not seen coming, they take more tact to adapt to.

This may or may not relate to people being in narcissistic states after going through a traumatic event initially.

See example:
Prom is a trap! I heard about Cindy getting dumped after giving up her v-card so I’ll be waiting until marriage, I’m vicariously traumatized!
by anonymous December 6, 2025
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Traumatic

The way that Jess cuts bread on TikTok live.
Wow! The way Jess cut that bread was traumatic!
by e.g.vickers March 30, 2023
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