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Things People Who Have Lived in a War Zone Wish You Knew

If this is part of your life story, please share your insights! What would you like the rest of us to learn? What should we know about people in this community? How would you like people to interact with you? Should people ask questions? What’s the best way for people to learn about this? Do you have any resources (books, movies, YT videos, etc) that will give us greater understanding and empathy and kindness toward people who experience the same things you do?

If you’re not on this journey, we welcome you to listen, learn, and ask respectful, good-faith questions! Open-ended questions are highly encouraged, as they give people the space to share their unique experiences in their own words. While this is a safe space to learn about things you’ve never experienced, please remember to be sensitive, and avoid sharing harmful stereotypes or debating someone's lived reality. If you have a question, ask it with empathy. If someone gently corrects you, please be open to learning. Let's have a gentle, fun, friendly conversation where we support one another, because it takes all sorts to make a world!
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User Profile: jesusredeemedme2425
jesusredeemedme2425 OP April 28th

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I’m adding a taglist to start, but this post is open to absolutely everyone! <3

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User Profile: trueconfidant123
trueconfidant123 April 28th

@jesusredeemedme2425 thanks for tagging me ❤️

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User Profile: fossilfellow
fossilfellow April 28th

@jesusredeemedme2425 Looking forward to this thread 🤍

User Profile: unassumingEyes
unassumingEyes April 28th

@jesusredeemedme2425 

What counts as a war zone? Just a country at war or somewhere where the effects of war are visible and tangible like border areas etc? 

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User Profile: jesusredeemedme2425
jesusredeemedme2425 OP April 28th

Your call. <3

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User Profile: unassumingEyes
unassumingEyes April 29th

@jesusredeemedme2425 

Hmmm. I lived in a country in war? But beside a few drones in my city there was nothing else. Everybody stayed at home of course, and there were alerts and government issued warnings that said things like: set aside a room with no windows and with emergency lasting food supplies and if theres a notable threat you shld go to that room. We dont really have shelters, you see, so there really was nothing else to do

We'd turn off all the lights, i remember, move around in the dark. I used a light to wish the dishes at night and i remember being incredibly nervous because of that light. Rushed through the kitchen to turn it off asap. That kinda thing

It was mostly just news, tho. What I did hate was how friends in other countries wanted me to talk about some big sports match going on at the same time. It felt uncaring even when i knew they didnt mean it that way.

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