We’ve confused pain with trauma. And now therapy culture has turned discomfort into diagnosis. This isn’t just semantics — it’s concept creep. 📚 Researcher Nick Haslam (2016, Psychological Inquiry) found that words like trauma, abuse, and toxic have expanded so much that they now include normal human experiences. That might feel validating — but it’s dangerous. Because when everything becomes trauma, resources, empathy, and language are pulled away from the people who truly need help — people w