Hi everyone,
I am writing this post on behalf of a friend (who has given me permission to write this). For their safety I am not discussing the details here, they are currently a college student in a very small school where they believe to be only Jewish/Israeli student. They have been experiencing repeated bullying by faculty and students, including slandering, gossiping, intimidation, and potentially unequal treatment potentially due to their Jewish/Israeli identity. They cannot afford legal services at this time, and are scared to text/fill out a form for the ADL CALL line, or even communicate to anyone on record or go to Jewish events for peer support because they are worried about information leaking out and exacerbating the situation, or worse, tarnishing their name and being deemed a “liability” for future employers before and after graduation. They are also not in the position to transfer institutions nor drop out at this time.
I am not sure how to help my friend, in both a solution-based/practical sense as well as in the sense of emotional support/reassurance. They seem to be on the brink of or perhaps already going through a mental breakdown, but understandably so, because they seem to have been gaslit so badly that they are questioning their entire experience and their ability to recount what has happened and what is continuing to happen to them. They were even terrified to tell me, and when they did, they were tearing up, shaking, and repeatedly blaming themselves for not hiding their identity enough. They said that they did not face any physical harm/threats, but it is clear that this has been mentally traumatic for them. They are going to therapy, which helps slightly, but it does not erase the causes of why they are terrified on a daily basis.
Any ideas?
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