Who gets to decide what is a real drama and what isn't? Researchers are really divided on this. Some researchers say we should have this widespread view of what drama is. But others think that flattening every bad experience into trama really takes that away from us.
Psychologists are worried that "trauma" is losing its meaning. A trauma survivor says they shouldn't be.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.