The act of bragging, recounting, one-upping, about a traumatic life event - physical (i.e. road rash, bad cramps, etc.), medical emergency (anything from a splinter to a widowmaker heart attack), mental health related (“The cheese slid off my cracker in 20__”), major life event (someone you loved croaked or croaked themselves), or emotionally inflicted (from a breakup to being gang raped by a whole Archdiocese of priests and nuns), even bemoaning one’s racial plight and/or difficulties associated with their sexuality/gender identification/you-name-it.
It is simply a ploy to garner sympathy and attention, perhaps intersectional leverage. Quite an effective strategic tool.
It is simply a ploy to garner sympathy and attention, perhaps intersectional leverage. Quite an effective strategic tool.
(Ned): “Did I tell you that I endured four weeks of chest pains before I had my heart attack, stroke, and Exploding Colon Syndrome?”
(Jacques): “Ya. Fifteen times since Juneteeenth. Maybe get checked for the ‘heimers, too. And quit with the trauma flexing. It pisses off everyone and makes me uncomfortable, you dong.”
(Jacques): “Ya. Fifteen times since Juneteeenth. Maybe get checked for the ‘heimers, too. And quit with the trauma flexing. It pisses off everyone and makes me uncomfortable, you dong.”
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Get the The Advture Treensss THreee In Shigggle Wiiggle Trauma. traUuma, traumA Wiiggle Shigggle The mug.A hand gesture used to cover one's eyes when something traumatic, awkward, embarrassing, etc. just happened.
To preform the Trauma Salute, make your hand flat and bring your hand to your head like a normal salute. This is where we deviate from a normal salute to the Trauma Salute. Position your hand above your eyes, perpendicular to your forehead. Tilt your hand slightly downwards to cover your eyes. Finally, turn around and walk away from the incident.
To preform the Trauma Salute, make your hand flat and bring your hand to your head like a normal salute. This is where we deviate from a normal salute to the Trauma Salute. Position your hand above your eyes, perpendicular to your forehead. Tilt your hand slightly downwards to cover your eyes. Finally, turn around and walk away from the incident.
1. There was an accident in the parking lot, I gave them the Trauma Salute and said "Not my problem!".
2. Mark just got dumped in front of everyone at the bar, I gave the man a Trauma Salute.
2. Mark just got dumped in front of everyone at the bar, I gave the man a Trauma Salute.
by ACEstrigon009 January 1, 2018
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Her: How do you find the worst romantic partners?
Me: I think my background trauma gives me an inferiority complex, it affects everything actually, not just the guys I date.
Me: I think my background trauma gives me an inferiority complex, it affects everything actually, not just the guys I date.
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A forever REST PASS which gets better by finding alternate egresses.
A forever REST PASS which gets better by finding alternate egresses.
What happens is with TRESPASS TRAUMA is you become timid to make any move has to do with using a contraposition as the only way in is REFUTATION is hope comes in higher level reasoning is look at egalitarian treatments of others.
New places can relieve TRESPASS TRAUMA but one of the best ways is if it is the same place you need SUBSTANTIVES and not just memory tracings that just serve to raise the level of the momentors.
New places can relieve TRESPASS TRAUMA but one of the best ways is if it is the same place you need SUBSTANTIVES and not just memory tracings that just serve to raise the level of the momentors.
by URINE FAIRY FAUCET August 2, 2021
Get the TRESPASS TRAUMA mug.When you suffer trauma as a result of being in the echo chamber of the internet and social media. Another cause is from hearing the nonstop news of Trump and the Republicans.
This year is so long and exhausting we’re suffering from some trauma echo due to this pandemic and having to constantly hear and feel the he incompetence of this administration. It just doesn’t end.
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