Racial battle fatigue is a defined syndrome with physical symptoms

Evidence

The term racial battle fatigue, psychological stress responses that people endure from exposure to constant racial microaggressions, could accurately reflect what Muslim Americans go through because of their racialization (Smith, Allen, and Danley 2007). These responses include coping mechanisms, physical avoidance, exhaustion, and psychological withdrawal. Symptoms associated with racial battle fatigue can include stomachaches, migraines, and other physical responses to the stress of encountering racism in one’s daily life. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 347

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the named concept ‘racial battle fatigue’ with its specific stress and physical symptoms — medicalizes the toll surveillance takes.