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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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A lot of movies and TV programmes come with trigger warnings these days, some rightly so.
How easily triggered are you and would you know if you were triggered?
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On fab, there's nothing that quite triggers people than a McDonalds thread.
I usually know what I'm getting into when I watch something on TV so don't feel I need a warning. Nothing really triggers me as such, there are difficult topics of course, but I don't let film and tv affect me that much. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you're triggered, you will know about it! It's a very immediate emotional response that can be overwhelming. I'm triggered by weird things relating to some emotional abuse. I don't expect to be catered for - it's just life. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you're triggered, you will know about it! It's a very immediate emotional response that can be overwhelming. I'm triggered by weird things relating to some emotional abuse. I don't expect to be catered for - it's just life. "
I agree with this. Although there are some things that are fare to come with a warning. Like anything in life, about balance.
More importantly though,I'm sorry that you have suffered abuse. x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you're triggered, you will know about it! It's a very immediate emotional response that can be overwhelming. I'm triggered by weird things relating to some emotional abuse. I don't expect to be catered for - it's just life.
I agree with this. Although there are some things that are fare to come with a warning. Like anything in life, about balance.
More importantly though,I'm sorry that you have suffered abuse. x"
Thank you  And yes I also think that some content should come with a trigger warning. For many people though, it's just impossible to know when it might happen. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you're triggered, you will know about it! It's a very immediate emotional response that can be overwhelming. I'm triggered by weird things relating to some emotional abuse. I don't expect to be catered for - it's just life. "
Hope you can avoid those things.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If you're triggered, you will know about it! It's a very immediate emotional response that can be overwhelming. I'm triggered by weird things relating to some emotional abuse. I don't expect to be catered for - it's just life.
Hope you can avoid those things.
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Thank you. Avoiding a certain person helps!! |
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I’m adult enough to not need a trigger warning. If I don’t like something I can just pull up my big boy pants and turn it off
I’m not easily triggered either so that helps. Being “triggered” is the new “offended”. It’s just a snazzy new way to say “I don’t like/agree with what your saying and I want you to stop”. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Very specific and trauma related. TW always appreciated so I don't have to fight off a dissociative state."
I'm sorry to hear it. Glad the trigger warnings help. |
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"I’m adult enough to not need a trigger warning. If I don’t like something I can just pull up my big boy pants and turn it off
I’m not easily triggered either so that helps. Being “triggered” is the new “offended”. It’s just a snazzy new way to say “I don’t like/agree with what your saying and I want you to stop”."
It really isn’t.
Being triggered is a part of life, and it’s a cue, you can look into what has triggered you and learn from it. If you’re burying your triggers, you’re just stuffing them down and denying them, which isn’t healthy.
I don’t even necessarily tell people I’m triggered, but I can learn from it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m adult enough to not need a trigger warning. If I don’t like something I can just pull up my big boy pants and turn it off
I’m not easily triggered either so that helps. Being “triggered” is the new “offended”. It’s just a snazzy new way to say “I don’t like/agree with what your saying and I want you to stop”.
It really isn’t.
Being triggered is a part of life, and it’s a cue, you can look into what has triggered you and learn from it. If you’re burying your triggers, you’re just stuffing them down and denying them, which isn’t healthy.
I don’t even necessarily tell people I’m triggered, but I can learn from it. "
And big boy/girl pants is such a toxic way to look at things |
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"I’m adult enough to not need a trigger warning. If I don’t like something I can just pull up my big boy pants and turn it off
I’m not easily triggered either so that helps. Being “triggered” is the new “offended”. It’s just a snazzy new way to say “I don’t like/agree with what your saying and I want you to stop”."
That’s absolute rubbish. If you have none you’re very lucky but how dare you dismiss something that’s bloody crippling to others!!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m adult enough to not need a trigger warning. If I don’t like something I can just pull up my big boy pants and turn it off
I’m not easily triggered either so that helps. Being “triggered” is the new “offended”. It’s just a snazzy new way to say “I don’t like/agree with what your saying and I want you to stop”."
It's great you're not easily triggered, as for the rest of your comment WTF?!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've definitely appreciated TW at times, if I've come across something I wasn't expecting I'll deal with it as best as I can at the time depending on what it is. |
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"Very specific and trauma related. TW always appreciated so I don't have to fight off a dissociative state.
I'm sorry to hear it. Glad the trigger warnings help. "
Thanks. It's one of those, I can cope, just warn me so I can put the right stuff in place. |
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There are some things that are triggers for me, but thankfully they aren't things that come up often.
Most TWs (in fact I think probably all TWs) are for things that thankfully don't provoke a response in me, but it's no harm to me to have the warnings there if they help someone else to avoid something they'll find difficult. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I wouldn't say I'm easily triggered, but people who are small minded really boil my piss and can switch my mood quickly. I'm rarely triggered by a TV show or movie though, more so real people and interactions. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help. |
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help. "
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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Nothing actually triggers me. Nothing that would require a warning before hand at least I can think of.
I'm generally really good at compartmentalising and can separate things as best I can. Sometimes it's harder than others. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help.
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off "
absolutely. Was just thinking trauma warning is harder to be misused.
Not that I've heard TW be used in a "I disagree with you" sense. |
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help.
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off absolutely. Was just thinking trauma warning is harder to be misused.
Not that I've heard TW be used in a "I disagree with you" sense. "
Oh I think anything will be misused, unfortunately.
I appreciate the warning, and anyone who's too sensitive to scroll on by can go jump  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help.
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off absolutely. Was just thinking trauma warning is harder to be misused.
Not that I've heard TW be used in a "I disagree with you" sense.
Oh I think anything will be misused, unfortunately.
I appreciate the warning, and anyone who's too sensitive to scroll on by can go jump "
I really don't see why it's something for those who don't need trigger/trauma warnings to be bothered about. If anything - be grateful you don't have any trauma!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help.
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off absolutely. Was just thinking trauma warning is harder to be misused.
Not that I've heard TW be used in a "I disagree with you" sense.
Oh I think anything will be misused, unfortunately.
I appreciate the warning, and anyone who's too sensitive to scroll on by can go jump "
Is it being too sensitive though? Everyone’s trigger is different, and valid to them surely? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help.
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off absolutely. Was just thinking trauma warning is harder to be misused.
Not that I've heard TW be used in a "I disagree with you" sense. "
I guess the word trigger has become quite overused and many people don't understand what it means. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Nothing actually triggers me. Nothing that would require a warning before hand at least I can think of.
I'm generally really good at compartmentalising and can separate things as best I can. Sometimes it's harder than others. "
Is that because you've been lucky enough to not suffer any trauma, or it's a long time ago? |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help.
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off absolutely. Was just thinking trauma warning is harder to be misused.
Not that I've heard TW be used in a "I disagree with you" sense.
I guess the word trigger has become quite overused and many people don't understand what it means. "
Indeed. This and a fair few words have become so mainstream and overused that it's initial use is almost worthless. |
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help.
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off absolutely. Was just thinking trauma warning is harder to be misused.
Not that I've heard TW be used in a "I disagree with you" sense.
Oh I think anything will be misused, unfortunately.
I appreciate the warning, and anyone who's too sensitive to scroll on by can go jump
Is it being too sensitive though? Everyone’s trigger is different, and valid to them surely?"
I don't think you get to decide that you must be shielded from other people's disability workarounds. And - could be wrong - I've never seen evidence of trigger warnings ever genuinely triggering people, in the official sense. Just annoying them.
People's need for a disability accommodation trumps. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Is trauma warning a better way of saying it ?
Being reminded of a past experience isn't something that everyone can just shrug off, at least not without help.
In psych speak, a trigger is something that can set off your trauma.
It's been appropriated into general culture, but stuff happens.
When I say trigger, I mean, like, the PTSD style reaction, not getting pissed off absolutely. Was just thinking trauma warning is harder to be misused.
Not that I've heard TW be used in a "I disagree with you" sense.
Oh I think anything will be misused, unfortunately.
I appreciate the warning, and anyone who's too sensitive to scroll on by can go jump
Is it being too sensitive though? Everyone’s trigger is different, and valid to them surely?
I don't think you get to decide that you must be shielded from other people's disability workarounds. And - could be wrong - I've never seen evidence of trigger warnings ever genuinely triggering people, in the official sense. Just annoying them.
People's need for a disability accommodation trumps."
Of course. Always. |
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