To think “healing journeys” have become a competition now?

[BePithySwan]

It used to be about actually getting better. Now it’s who can post the best “healing era” selfies while still being toxic behind the scenes. AIBU to think some people just rebrand dysfunction and call it growth?

What on earth is a healing journey?

Sick of everything being a journey these days, no-one's on a diet anymore, instead they are on their weightless journey

I don't mind the journey language (although I agree it's irritating to hear sometimes) because it stops people looking only at the end goal and enables them to see progress and also that progress isn't linear whatever 'journey' they are on. It stops people from feeling like a failure if they have a bad day.

Interesting question, though, OP.

My exh has had therapy and uses language that is often used around 'healing' and it has made him more 'toxic' than ever. Eg he will manipulate our adult children if they don't agree with him, appease him or meet his demands and expectations and uses language such as "This is my truth" and "my truth is valid" and "honouring my own truth" and "kindness" when, actually, his demands and expectations are ridiculous, incredibly self centred and are often to the detriment of them.

Tbf, it's not something I've ever seen on SM though.

Yep give people psychobabble language and they will use it for their own selfish gains. Usually meaning I can say, act, do as I like and you can't do anything to upset me.

Yawn!

We are teaching our teens to back slowly out of rooms when they meet others like this in real life.