deernet | Video ; username: shannaro | cw: talk about traumatic response

[ The feed comes on to show a pink haired girl, smiling warmly. She tucks her hair behind her ear before addressing everyone. ]

Hi. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Haruno Sakura and I've recently become a temporary resident of this place. It's come to my attention that I have some skills which might be put to good use here. First of all, I'm a medical ninja back home and I have an extensive knowledge of medicine, poison control, and emergency medical treatment. I think medicine works a little differently here than it does back home, but I'm happy to assist wherever I can.

The other thing I've noticed about this place and I know I'm calling attention to the obvious, is that it seems to enjoy dragging up and forcing it's residents to face their traumas. Either that or it's creating new traumatic experiences for people. I'm entirely too familiar with what happens when repeated traumatic events are dragged up over and over again for an individual. It breaks a person down mentally and physically and that manifests in some unique ways here.

People so often misunderstand trauma and they place blame on the sufferer, despite that it is born out of a need to protect oneself against very real threats to one's wellbeing. Back home I've been developing a model and treatment program that hopes to intervene before the behaviors of trauma become so self destructive that they harm the individual suffering from them, or those the individual may otherwise care about.

While I am sure that everyone here has developed coping skills of some sort, and that there are avenues that one might use to calm down or decompress, it never hurts to have more outlets and resources when dealing with mental health and trauma. So I'm hoping to utilize my knowledge and skills from back home to create a program that would offer further assistance in maintaining a healthy mental balance and perhaps even treat more severe trauma.

If there is an interest, not only would I like to create a safe space for people who suffering with mental health, but I'd also like to create a team of people who would be interested in learning how to professionally help others. While a base understanding of mental health is helpful, I've developed my program from the ground up and trained countless individuals in how to use it to benefit patients. So I can happily host workshops and seminars.

I just think that if we stand mentally at our strongest, then we'll be so much better prepared for the challenges that we consistently face. Treating trauma patients is a passion of mine and if I can help ease the burdens of anyone here while I am stuck in this limbo, I welcome the opportunity.

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That's basically the impression I got. There is a lack of direct mental health care. I'm happy to fill the gap.

[ Now that's an image. She laughs at the thought. ]

Like a shuriken you mean?

Mmm, while I won't say I haven't been tempted to throw some needles at some of the more difficult patients, it's a bit more than that. Where I come from ninja are trained in a wide variety of things. Medicine is my specialty. Medical Ninja is a ninja who is trained in medical treatment and medical oriented jitsus using high levels of chakra control.

I have no idea what that means, but it sounds very fun.

[Like, conceptually? He loves this. Way better than all the weird macho karate guys lately!]

Well, if you need...volunteers... [Hm. This feels like potentially a bad idea, but you know what?] I wouldn't mind learning a little more about how to help people with that sort of thing. I don't know if I'm very well-suited for it...just as a person. But, ah, it's something I probably should've known how to do better before.

[He'd always just gotten a Janet or a human to handle the more difficult cases back home. It's not like he'd been able to spend a lot of individual time with everybody anyway. But...well, it would've been good for him to at least know, right...?]

May I ask what makes you think you wouldn't be well suited for it?

I know some people think it's hard or that they don't have any talents with people, but in my experience almost everyone who cares to learn does a good job assisting others. Of course, my work back home is still in it's trial stages, but I believe anyone can learn these skills if they choose.

Well, I'm a demon. Do they have demons where you're from?

[It is, he feels, a little self-explanatory.]

We don't really come with empathy pre-installed, or...however it is for all of you.

We do. Though, I've learned many times over that what people think a demon is, is very rarely black and white. Some of the most powerful demons in my world have turned into our greatest allies, where as the gods and angels have been our greatest destroyers. I can't even begin to assume I know the thought process behind gods, demons, or anything in between.

My best friend has had a demon trapped inside of him from birth, and he would defend his demon's ability for empathy against anyone. Maybe it didn't come as naturally to him, but it has no less been a savior of our world.

If you wish to help and learn, I'd be honored to teach you what I know.

Oh, I've been working on it for a few hundred years now. It's not entirely new. I just don't...know if it's enough.

[He worries. He's spent most of his life being the trauma inflicted on others; how does he know he's not just going to slip up and make something worse?]

Yeah. Yeah, I was just telling someone around here that we needed some therapy. Be the change you want to see, right?

Redemption is a painful path, and I can't speak to how time works for demons, but a few hundred years is a long time to be walking one. I believe with my whole heart that just stepping onto a path of redemption is one of the hardest things someone has to do. From there, you face criticism, judgment, and likely a lot of temptation to give up.

Don't discredit empathy that is learned. There are plenty of individuals who may have had empathy or even been born with it, who throw it away carelessly or never use it. I believe what you are doing is enough. And I'm happy to help you continue on that path and be that change however I can.

...hm.

[That's a lot of emotional stuff! Michael's gotten better about that, but he's gonna try to tap out now.]

Okay, so are you holding classes or something?

Video ; username: shannaro | cw: talk about traumatic response

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