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Trauma PowerPoint for New Therapist Relatable Meme

The meme opens with a text headline that reads 'The worst part about getting a new therapist is catching them up so I made a PowerPoint to help'. Below this text is a screenshot of a Microsoft PowerPoint interface, with the presentation file titled 'Tessa's Trauma'. The first visible slide is headlined 'My Trauma 1997 – present By Tessa Palter-Poston', paired with a childhood photo of a girl sticking her tongue out and a purple smiley face icon. A sidebar of slide previews shows there are 59 total slides in the presentation, with other partially visible slide titles including 'BORN BLUE', 'GOOD TWIN EVIL TWIN', and 'LOUD FAMILY QUIET GIRL'. The humor derives from the absurd, overly formal approach of using a professional business presentation tool to summarize personal trauma, poking fun at the common frustrating experience of having to repeatedly recount one's personal history to new mental health care providers.
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The worst part about getting a new therapist is catching them up so I made a PowerPoint to help; My Trauma 1997 – present By Tessa Palter-Poston; Tessa's Trauma; BORN BLUE; GOOD TWIN EVIL TWIN; LOUD FAMILY QUIET GIRL; Slide 1 of 59

Overview

The meme opens with a text headline that reads 'The worst part about getting a new therapist is catching them up so I made a PowerPoint to help'. Below this text is a screenshot of a Microsoft PowerPoint interface, with the presentation file titled 'Tessa's Trauma'. The first visible slide is headlined 'My Trauma 1997 – present By Tessa Palter-Poston', paired with a childhood photo of a girl sticking her tongue out and a purple smiley face icon. A sidebar of slide previews shows there are 59 total slides in the presentation, with other partially visible slide titles including 'BORN BLUE', 'GOOD TWIN EVIL TWIN', and 'LOUD FAMILY QUIET GIRL'. The humor derives from the absurd, overly formal approach of using a professional business presentation tool to summarize personal trauma, poking fun at the common frustrating experience of having to repeatedly recount one's personal history to new mental health care providers.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from X (formerly Twitter), shared by the account meme.jpg as specified in the provided source information. It gained wide circulation across social media platforms, particularly resonating with audiences that have experience with therapy and mental health care, as it jokes about a widely relatable pain point for people accessing ongoing mental health services.

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