Anonymous 12/12/14 (Fri) 20:38:52 No. 4733
To put my thoughts out there first, I don't agree with trigger warnings, at least for me personally. But this rule in the sticky got me thinking
Anonymous 12/12/14 (Fri) 20:46:32 No. 4734
Trigger warnings? You mean those labels that people with easily hurt feelings want you to go out of your way to put on everything so they can avoid their issues instead of dealing with them like mature human beings?
Anonymous 12/12/14 (Fri) 20:54:57 No. 4735
>>4734 Yes, seems like classic avoidance to me.
Anonymous 12/12/14 (Fri) 22:37:02 No. 4736
I've been triggered once in my life, and it was because of somebody rapidly knocking on a table. "Trigger warnings" are bullshit.
Anonymous 12/12/14 (Fri) 23:42:06 No. 4741
I get "triggered" sometimes, in the way that I'm a depressed fuck and easily slump back into that shit if anything reminds me of anything that ever bothered me in life.
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 00:07:19 No. 4742
>>4733 triggers trigger me
I can't stand things like trigger warnings.
Anonymous SAGE! 12/13/14 (Sat) 04:35:13 No. 4746
Trigger warnings seems to be made up by people who don't know what it's like being triggered. Sometimes a smell or even a sound can trigger me.
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 06:12:29 No. 4747
in the end, most people use trigger warnings to basically avoid stuff that makes them uncomfortable, instead of actual triggers because y'know, triggers can be fucking anything.
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 11:27:39 No. 4757
The difference between fuckbaby island trigger warnings and real life trigger warnings is that on fuckbaby island the triggers are everything that the person wants to see. The result of not warning the person about a potential trigger could get you unfollowed. Whereas in real life triggering someone with an actual issue could get you or them seriously hurt. However the people who have those issues don't make a giant list of things to not talk about/see/do. It makes me feel like a cunt when I have to tell people to shut up because the conversation is taking me to painful places. But if I don't, thats when people get hurt.
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 11:28:52 No. 4758
>>4757 *the triggers are things that they don't want to see.
Whopse
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 15:16:59 No. 4759
Treating people with cotton wool is bad, but treating people anyway you wish is bad, too. I'd say just be aware of how you phrase things. Say what you want, but say them properly.
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 17:55:19 No. 4761
>>4759 too bad fuckbaby island sees things differently
I know this topic isn't about that but goddamn do I hate that place and all of the misconceptions about mental health it fucking breeds
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 22:03:49 No. 4763
Trigger warnings are simply an excuse for people to run away from their problems instead of dealing with them like a normal human being, just like everything else on fuckbaby island.
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 22:50:32 No. 4765
I think they can be useful in hugboxes and places where people discuss PTSD, but the world can sadly not bend around all disorders. Also,
>>4734 People (can) use it as a bullying technique saying what amounts to "he made me relive rape" instead of "he made me cry".
Can someone elaborate on "true" episodes?
Anonymous 12/13/14 (Sat) 23:37:27 No. 4766
>>4765 I was a victim of child abuse for 18 years. I was screamed at every day of my life and blah blah blah. So any time someone yells at me I immediately feel like a helpless small child and I remember how vicious and unloving my mom was. I've literally relived child abuse as an adult because it was so traumatizing. In that respect, I've been triggered before.
I still think trigger warnings are stupid.
Anonymous 12/15/14 (Mon) 00:05:55 No. 4790
>>4766 How would you react if someone in real life, when mad at you, said "Trigger warning: I'm about to yell at you"?
Anonymous 12/15/14 (Mon) 05:48:40 No. 4794
>>4790 It would change literally nothing.
Anonymous 12/15/14 (Mon) 06:32:36 No. 4795