Posted by 10derHeart on March 2, 2008, at 1:02:35
In reply to Re: ***CSA triggers in above post*** » 10derHeart, posted by AMY II on March 1, 2008, at 23:33:43
I think I was thinking you'd been posting on Babble for a long time, including recently, but now I think I was mixing you up with someone else. I recall now you said you've been a frequent poster (paraphrasing here) but have been away for quite a while? Is that right?
If so, then my "trigger warning" (that's what the community has come to call what I did) wouldn't make a whole lot of sense - sorry.
CSA = Child Sexual Abuse
Although it's not a *formal* guideline (not enforced by admin) some Babblers have requested when we post about certain commonly triggering (i.e., upsetting, distressing) subjects we put a warning in the subject line. That way, those who are sensitive to that topic can choose not to open the post, so they won't be surprised by what they'll read. We've been doing that for some time by using the word "trigger" along with the general subject matter. When someone forgets, often another poster will post a message just below if possible (just the subject line) adding the warning. That's what I did.
And I am so very sorry that those ADULTS abused you - AN INNOCENT CHILD that way - it was so not, not, not your fault. Children are precious gifts to be protected, loved, nurtured and cared for by ALL adults - not used to fulfill their alleged "needs" or "desires." I know one person saying that won't begin to heal the pain, but I had to anyway.
Other examples might be graphic descriptions of violence, any type of abuse (physical, sexual) mentioning of specific suicide methods, etc. Obviously, we can't know everything that could be triggering for others to read, but we've tried to consistently post warnings about things like CSA, which, sadly, is a common experience for a number of posters here.
Hope that explains it - and sorry if that was rude or jarring - I was in a hurry and didn't think that through very well.
-- 10derHeart
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