Posted by deirdrehbrt on March 2, 2006, at 16:36:01
In reply to Re: trigger warnings » Larry Hoover, posted by zenhussy on March 2, 2006, at 13:02:26
Wow...
I think this subject sort of goes along with the whole PBC thing. Is there actually a way to make this board completely safe, completely civil, but still effective?
I'm very sorry that you get triggered. I sometimes do too. When I think a subject might be a trigger, I try to warn people in the subject line. What makes it tough is that SO MANY things can be triggers for so many different people. I think it's impossible to identify all of them. What's worse is that things that some people might never imagine to be triggers might trigger others.
And then there are those who don't, or have never had a problem with SI, PTSD, or triggers in general. How can they be prepared to warn someone? Obviously, with talk of SI, or the obvious sensitive topics, they might understand, but there are some things that only through experience are obvious.
I think that for me, it's been fairly effective. A box to check for trigger might make it more obvious to posters that triggers are something to be considered. Perhaps the reminder that there are people here who do get triggered will help them in their wording, and to use a warning when difficult subjects come up that they can't word in a non-triggering fashion.Another thing that might help is for us to be aware of what things are triggers. I don't know if there might be a way to compile some sort of list, and perhaps add the more common ones to the faq. It might be difficult for some of us to compile though as talking about them, or writing them down could be a triggering process in itself. In any event, it's an interesting thing to think about.
I certainly don't have any answers.
--Dee
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