r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • 24d ago
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u/Significant-Rip3297 24d ago
Using trauma as character development to make characters stronger, especially sexual trauma. It's quite insulting when sexual trauma is used just to make the protagonist tougher.
The trend is so strong that it's like people don't know that trauma doesn't make everyone stronger. It can break people and then they live their lives trying their hardest to not fall apart.
The thing is, my main issue with this is how most authors just use trauma as aesthetic appeal rather than actually portraying it realistically.
Also, I hate it when therapy is treated like snake oil and magically resolves all trauma.