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Explaining Karen







For those of you who are not familiar with the concept of Karen, I will give you the definition of Karen according to Dictionary.com.

Here is what it says:

Karen is a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people's behaviors.


I would say that this is a very accurate descriptive of Karen if you take her at face value; but in digging deeper, this is what I discovered:

I recently had a run in with Karen. The funny thing about it is that although I was minding my own business, when I saw her, I knew something was going to happen. And it did. I am not going to go into what happened because it is not of any importance. What is important to digest from the encounter is my realization that Karen is an energy that resides within a person, but not the person themselves. That is why I felt the incident before it happened. I know Karen is an energy because after my encounter with Karen my energy was negative. I was angry and upset. Had I not had the fortitude to shake off the incident, the rest of my day would have been EQUALLY NEGATIVE.

KAREN WANTS CONTROL

The problem with Karen is that Karen is miserable; and so she carries with her a looming negative energy reflective of her misery. Something has happened in Karen's life in which she feels out of control and disillusioned with life. Because she feels she lacks control, Karen tries to inject control wherever she can. This is why Karen just can't mind her own business! This is why she looks to put herself in situations where she is in control; AT LEAST IN HER OWN MIND. 

KAREN IS AN ENERGY, NOT A PERSON

Karen’s energy reeks of negativity and is enveloped in mania because in her head, she lives in a negative and chaotic world. If Karen cannot have her way, she at least wants to leave you feeling as negatively and chaotic as she is feeling. Misery loves company. 

Karen's energy definitely latched unto me for a while. At least the better part of three to four hours - until I separated myself from the incident and looked at it objectively. This gave me the insight I needed to realize that I was just a chosen outlet for the misery that Karen was living in.

If you have an encounter with Karen, don't let Karen win by absorbing her negativity. Send her on her way or be on yours. Stay in your peace and let her find hers. Karen is an energy not a person, and so she can be free from her own negativity but it is not your job to free her.

Let me know what you think in the comment section below or tell me about your own encounter with Karen.

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