Can the narrative, our existence, be changed from victim to empowered executor?
Can it?
Quote from: Complete on June 25, 2018, 11:48:37 PM
Can the narrative, our existence, be changed from victim to empowered executor?
I don't think I've
ever been a victim. A empowered survivor, yes, a victim, no.
Ryuichi
As William Campbell so deftly pointed out in his analysis of the monomyth narratology, both characters may be embodied within a single individual, as parts of their narrative arc.
Within the monomyth, the hero, prior to the threshold event, is often a victim, refusing to acknowledge the call of departure. Our lives may reflect this archetype in miniature within the construction of the narrative.
As a survivor of at least 2 horrific assaults, one of which resulted in ten days of medically induced coma, l like the idea of the empowered survivor. Both incidents left me with a higher level of self awareness and self confidence.
Quote from: Michelle_P on June 26, 2018, 12:59:22 AM
As William Campbell so deftly pointed out in his analysis of the monomyth narratology, both characters may be embodied within a single individual, as parts of their narrative arc.
Within the monomyth, the hero, prior to the threshold event, is often a victim, refusing to acknowledge the call of departure. Our lives may reflect this archetype in miniature within the construction of the narrative.
Huh???😕😕😕😕😕
Of course.
I'm not a victim and I'll never consider myself one, nor am I inferior. It is unhealthy to regard yourself as, besides which reinforces the status of victimhood in other's eyes. Be the change you want to see and all that. Want to feel just as good as anyone else? Then walk tall. Live a good life, have some dignity in yourself.
Quote from: Kylo on June 26, 2018, 07:37:49 PM
Of course.
I'm not a victim and I'll never consider myself one, nor am I inferior. It is unhealthy to regard yourself as, besides which reinforces the status of victimhood in other's eyes. Be the change you want to see and all that. Want to feel just as good as anyone else? Then walk tall. Live a good life, have some dignity in yourself.
"Live a good life, have some dignity in yourself."
HEAR, HEAR!
I don't live a narrative, I think seeing oneself as living anything less than an embodied existence is prone to accepting roles others would put on us (e.g. the role of victim).
I don't see myself or any of the trans people I know and love as victims. Acknowledging that there are those who have tried to marginalize me (us) doesn't require my acceptance of that role. Hence pride, hence activism, hence community.
I think it's about perspective and mindset, so I say yes to that. If once a victim, then yes I completely believe you can rise above that and find power and strength within yourself. I know that from experience.
I once considered myself a victim. A victim of bullying, sexual assault, rape, etc. Even a victim of my own mind. Back then I thought the whole world was plotting against me and that everything I did was gonna fail no matter what. That it was all pointless, no use in even trying and that I was damaged beyond repair.
Now those past experiences strengthen me and I build something powerful up from that. It taught me important things about myself and life in general. I forgive and learn from it. I've become confident and proud of how far I've come, and to not get too discouraged by mistakes I make. I've begun to believe in myself despite knowing I will fail at times.
If I'm "over it"? No, I'm still a mess, but I'm a mess who's on the right track and moving in the right direction. I get better all the time, and feel more and more stable, but it takes time.