trauma dumping

American  

[trou-muh duhm-ping, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə ˌdʌm pɪŋ, ˈtrɔ- /

noun

1. unsolicited, one-sided sharing of traumatic or intensely negative experiences or emotions in an inappropriate setting or with people who are unprepared for the interaction.

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Other Word Forms

• trauma dump verb
• trauma dumper noun

Etymology

Origin of trauma dumping

First recorded in 2022

Example Sentences

Another wrote, "I did not have us all trauma dumping on Elmo on my bingo card."

From Salon

Even long after the “trauma dumping therapist” exited TikTok and explanations of the true meaning of “trauma dumping” had caught fire across the internet, videos dissecting the incident and the term proliferated.

From Slate