Sometimes I feel guilty of being a proshipper because most people say “abuse/trauma survivors use proshipping as a cope mechanism”, but I never been abused and I don’t have any trauma/mental illness to justify myself for enjoying the stuff I like. Is it normal to feel this way?
I hate the word “normal” what’s “normal” doesn’t matter. What matters is what you enjoy doing, and if it harms others.
But no, it’s not typical to feel shame over fictional interests.
Your fictional interests don’t harm anyone (as long as you are labeling/tagging them properly, and not forcing them on any specific person), I promise.
And yes, I am speaking as a trauma and abuse survivor myself.
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