Tragedy in the Atlanta Kink Scene

Our hearts and minds are with everyone affected by the tragedy that occurred yesterday (February 10, 2024) at a large play party in the Atlanta area. The ripples of emotional effect will affect many more people than those who were unfortunate enough to witness it directly or the aftermath. We, professional therapists, know that processing the thoughts, feelings, and meanings in the first 30 days following tragedy can heal Acute Post-Traumatic Stress and prevent it from becoming PTSD and potentially affecting the person forever.

Please know that we have professional therapists available who have experience with Kink/BDSM and loss of this variety. Anna Baxter has presented “Trauma and Triggers” (with MsNoel) at Frolicon for many years, Coryn uses EMDR to heal PTSD. We all have availability on our schedules in the coming weeks and are willing to provide support with “pay what you can” rates for our community. Please don’t hesitate to get extra support because this event will be affecting basically everybody active in the scene right now. Trying to support each other while hurting ourselves is a very difficult, exhausting process. Therapists are specifically trained in how to manage that experience well.

As you’re scheduling and collecting your support resources, check out Nick’s (at Modern Path) list of community resources for help right this minute: Modern Path