Articles by Prefigurology
Harnessing Pain and Burning It as Fuel for the Revolution
Prefigurology · Many of us with radical politics likely formed them in response to histories of trauma and abuse – sometimes in the form of discrete, identifiable traumatic events, sometimes in the form of cumulative interpersonal micro-traumas (e.g...
Control is a Trap
Prefigurology · At the root of many mental health problems is experiential avoidance. As touched upon in a previous entry, experiential avoidance is trying to avoid, suppress, or get rid of certain private experiences (i.e. emotions, physical...
The Role of Shame in Shaping and Undermining Activist Communities
Prefigurology · For many marginalized people, social justice communities are an essential form of social and emotional support. They can bring the oppressed and isolated together and help keep them afloat in a world that is at turns indifferent and...