Exposurist

Exposurist:

An exposurist is a system member who formed to help another member overcome their trauma by repeatedly exposing them to things that trigger them. This can be done by actively putting in the effort to trigger them, such as: reminding them of their trauma, gradually showing them more and more memories as they get used to them, more mean spiritedly mocking them for their trauma, knowingly putting them in situations that will trigger them, or by simply existing as a reminder of the trauma.

This goes for when the exposurist is an introject of the abuser, someone who is otherwise connected to a member's trauma, or if the individual is similar enough to remind the other of the trauma.

An exposurist can be active or passive.

History
An exposurist was previously also called an exposure therapist, but as of the year 2023, that suggestion has been pulled. The term "therapist" was used loosely from the start. An exposurist's methods of helping can be very questionable depending on the intent and methods used to go about it. Even if they come from a good place, they have the potential to hurt the traumatized person even more rather than help them. As such, calling it "therapy" may be misleading if the exposurist is wounding the individual.

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Members with this role do not necessarily have to be a persecutor or have malicious intent. If they do, however, they may have a distorted version of reality and see themselves as a saviour, or know that what they are doing potentially harms people, but still continue doing it. They can also be a passive exposurist, which means they just exist and their existence alone is triggering enough, whether they want it to be or not.

''This term is intended for individuals whose role is to hopefully help other headmates get over trauma by exposure. Please use it carefully. An additional reminder to not ostracize persectors.''

Related Terms
Exposurits can be persecutors or malicitors, but they do not have to be. They can have good intentions or be misguided. Reminder that the term malicitor is to be used extremely carefully and is only for self-identification.