You could say I triggered irritation in you, and you wouldn't be wrong. You'd still be a big nancy though. There are plenty of good MMOs still making the rounds.MarsAtlas said:
Well..."plenty".
Like maybe three or four.
Are people abusing the concept of a trigger?
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Well..."plenty".
Like maybe three or four.
Fair enough. I did misrepresent your opinion somewhat, and I apologize for that.CpT_x_Killsteal said:
How so?CpT_x_Killsteal said:
People have their own methods for coping with things. I deal with issues I'd never discuss with another living person, and which I'd immediately flee the room if a real person tried to discuss them with me, but I will talk about them online. It feels safer here, since I am in control of the discussion (at least in the sense that I can choose my own level of participation with absolute sovereignty) and since my never having looked any of you in the eye puts you in a weird place in my mind where I can pretend you're not real and your judgments of me don't matter.AwesomeHatMan said:
I'm not saying the people who discuss their triggers online feel the same way I do, but I can say it makes sense to me and to my experiences.
Time was the saying was if you fall off the horse you have to get right back on. Today we'd keep you away from horses, pictures of horses or even hearing the word horse for the rest of your life.
Triggers are real, We all get that, and it is respectful to mind what might set someone with recent issues off. Thing is, eventually, even the soldier needs to be able to hear a car backfire without jumping for a foxhole, the person in a car accident needs to get behind the wheel, and the rape victim needs to not jump at anything that reminds them of the occurrence. A trigger is like a form of mental injury, yet if it was a physical injury, you'd expect to let it heal and get back into life. Yet as it's mental we let it linger and a trauma becomes a lifelong disability.
And as I like to say, that's the best case scenario. The tumblir crowd has little idea of what real trauma is and often use the term trigger as a way to justify asking others to never take them from their comfort zone, or bury themselves in self pity that people aren't propping up their self esteem and saying mean things to or about them. It's all the harm done to the first group without the reasonable excuse to get to that point. Moreover its a sign of real self esteem and other mental health issues that aren't trigger or PTSD related getting undiagnosed and enabled. Someone legitimately near suicide over harsh tweets is not mentally well and needs treatment to deal with negativity, not shelter from said negativity.
Triggers are real, We all get that, and it is respectful to mind what might set someone with recent issues off. Thing is, eventually, even the soldier needs to be able to hear a car backfire without jumping for a foxhole, the person in a car accident needs to get behind the wheel, and the rape victim needs to not jump at anything that reminds them of the occurrence. A trigger is like a form of mental injury, yet if it was a physical injury, you'd expect to let it heal and get back into life. Yet as it's mental we let it linger and a trauma becomes a lifelong disability.
And as I like to say, that's the best case scenario. The tumblir crowd has little idea of what real trauma is and often use the term trigger as a way to justify asking others to never take them from their comfort zone, or bury themselves in self pity that people aren't propping up their self esteem and saying mean things to or about them. It's all the harm done to the first group without the reasonable excuse to get to that point. Moreover its a sign of real self esteem and other mental health issues that aren't trigger or PTSD related getting undiagnosed and enabled. Someone legitimately near suicide over harsh tweets is not mentally well and needs treatment to deal with negativity, not shelter from said negativity.
Of course the term trigger is misused online terms and words that are misused is a long list a very long list and even though people still won't know where to agree.
I do not worry about triggers online I only apply triggers when working with clients like when I worked at a domestic abuse center I had to be weary of what I said or what games the kids would play as to not upset the mother. For me I will only apply triggers when working with a client personally. Trying to apply it throughout the web is an exercise in insanity and will only annoying or be counter productive to the people you want to help.
I do not worry about triggers online I only apply triggers when working with clients like when I worked at a domestic abuse center I had to be weary of what I said or what games the kids would play as to not upset the mother. For me I will only apply triggers when working with a client personally. Trying to apply it throughout the web is an exercise in insanity and will only annoying or be counter productive to the people you want to help.
Functionally they're sort of like content warnings for human beings with severe psychological problems brought on by trauma; returned veterans, survivors of serious assault/abuse or those who deal with the ugly side of life such as police, firefighters and paramedics.
Sections of the internet abuse this notion (as they are wont to do) and it's a huge pain in the arse for genuine sufferers since it dilutes the meaning.
Oddly enough the only place I've seen them used and not be an inconvenience is on fanfiction.net, where they're just content warnings.
Sections of the internet abuse this notion (as they are wont to do) and it's a huge pain in the arse for genuine sufferers since it dilutes the meaning.
Oddly enough the only place I've seen them used and not be an inconvenience is on fanfiction.net, where they're just content warnings.
The word trigger has been abused, as have the words entitlement, censorship, freedom of speech, SJW, bully, gamer, pro-consumer, racist, misogynistic, I could go on.
Long story short, we're assholes to the English language. For all the good it does the internet has a way of fucking things up.
Long story short, we're assholes to the English language. For all the good it does the internet has a way of fucking things up.
No worries.JimB said:
When has it ever had a positive outcome?
Then again, if you're using it right and only add good friends and family and have good privacy settings, it might not be so bad. But every situation I can think of where someone posts it online only ends up making them look like attention seekers. But then again, that's only because people posting it privately don't end up being seen, so the pool to take examples from is a little skewed.
I steer clear of social media so I'm not that knowledgeable to it outside classes I've taken, but broadcasting your problems online doesn't sound like a good idea.
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People abuse the fuck out of everything so I don't see how this is any different.
It may be more prevalent on the Internet (looking at you Tumblr) but it's whatever. I'd rather people abuse triggers than other people
It may be more prevalent on the Internet (looking at you Tumblr) but it's whatever. I'd rather people abuse triggers than other people
Originally the term "trigger" means something that could set off an otherwise latent psychological effect, for example fireworks could trigger the PTSD of a war veteran. Lately, it has been abused by the PC-fanatic crowd to mean anything that could offend someone, and "trigger warnings" are most often used in this context rather than anything reasonable. The term "trigger" is almost never used anymore on the internet by people whose opinions are worth listening to. For example, there's a screencap floating around the internet of someone claiming they're being triggered by a picture of a pomegranate because they thought it looked like gore.
Can we stop the slope at mandatory gay marriage?MarsAtlas said:That ironically insane comment reminds me of this comic strip from a little while back. I think you'll get a kick out of it.
Captcha: Feeding Frenzy. Is this some feminazi plot?
I've had pretty good luck with it, though the plural of "anecdote" is "anecdotes," not "data."CpT_x_Killsteal said:
How fortunate this is not that society which thinks freedom applies only to those who have neither psychiatric ailments nor compassion for people who do.madster11 said:
Huh, what a dick. And yes, people misusing your information is always a threat, but if a person feels like he's at a point in his progression where he can share that information, I support the choice to do so. Nothing makes me feel better than a public confession, and I wouldn't deny anyone the pleasure of that catharsis.MarsAtlas said:
That's not to say everyone will feel the same way I do after making public announcements, but for those who do, rock on, bruddas n sistas.
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That final panel is priceless. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a Social Justice Warrior. One of the Socially Justiciest! It's what I do!RhombusHatesYou said:
Just out of curiosity, do you only have close friends and family added and good privacy settings, or can/do hundreds upon hundreds see what you post?JimB said:
I misread that as Socially Juiciest and learned the true meaning of fear.Zachary Amaranth said: