Personal and Internal Harms
1a. Vigilance Fatigue and Bandwidth Tax
I have been mentally overloaded but afraid to drop my guard.
I have second-guessed my words, monitored my tone, or rehearsed what I'm going to say.
My attention has felt fractured and even small tasks have felt huge.
1b. Existential and Purpose-Oriented Harm
I have lost my storyline - what once felt purposeful now feels fragile or disconnected.
Long-term goals have seemed unreachable or irrelevant.
1c. Moral Harm
I have felt pressure to compromise my values to keep my job, status, safety, or relationships.
I have carried shame or guilt for things I didn't do – or possibly for what I didn't stop.
There have been few or no safe places to speak the truth.
1d. Internalized Authoritarianism
I have caught myself craving control or fantasizing about retribution.
My daily mental narrative has been full of "us vs. them" thinking.
1e. Physical and Somatic Harm
My body has been breaking down - exhausted in ways rest doesn't fix.
I have carried pain, illness, tension, or numbness without clear cause..
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Relational and Community HarmsPersonal and Internal Harms
2a. Relational and Social Harm
I have pulled away from people I care about because speaking feels risky.
Conversations have been laced with suspicion or self-censorship.
Friendships have faded or even close relationships have grown brittle.
2b. Narrative and Epistemic Harm
I haven't known what to say or what's true anymore.
I have spent energy adapting my words just to be understood or to avoid being targeted.
Reality has felt slippery.
2c. Cultural and Symbolic Harm
Stories and symbols that once gave me belonging have been distorted or erased.
What once affirmed my place in the world now feels like a liability.
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Institutional and Structural Harms
3a. Civic and Political Harm
I have stopped participating because voting feels pointless or speaking out feels dangerous.
The public square has felt like a trap.
3b. Legal and Procedural Harm
have been blocked, delayed, or punished by systems that claim to be fair or neutral.
I have followed all the rules and still lost ground or been penalized.
Even trying to push back has felt like it could be used against me.
3c. Material and Economic Harm
My livelihood has felt unstable - I've lost income, housing, insurance, or access to basics.
I have been making survival-based decisions that shrink my options.
3d. Vocational and Institutional Harm
I have been purged, laid off, or my workplace no longer aligns with its stated mission.
I have been asked to stay silent, look away, or carry out decisions that contradict my values.
I have watched good people leave and bad actors rise while the work I care about gets hollowed out.
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