as someone who has had a "trigger" (didn't really know of the word at the time, i don't think tumblr was even around, hence the quotes), i feel that i have some right to discuss this
When something traumatic happens to you, it really does seem to follow you. Even the most vaguely related thing can suddenly kill your mood and bring back certain emotions you might not really want to feel. Some people just want to use social media as an escape, which is completely reasonable. It doesn't matter if a trigger seems "valid" to you. You have no right to comment on other people's life experiences, because chances are, skimming through someone's blog doesn't give you someone's entire story. Even if the trigger is something completely off-the-wall and seemingly stupid, like trees, it still has a negative significance to the person and you shouldn't have to force them to have to deal with whatever it is directly (Yes, I am aware that trees are everywhere and dealing with such a trigger would probably be incredibly unrealistic. it's an example). I think it's fine to tag common triggers liberally (Self Delete, rape, death, slurs, extreme violence and gore, etc.) because lots of people have dealt with issues like those, but for more specific things, it's usually better to just refer whoever may have complained about a trigger to a psychologist, because chances are, they really need it. It's not very easy to free yourself from painful memories. It took me practically 4 years to be able to think about mine without bursting into tears and trying to hurt myself.
If someone using trigger warnings really offends you though, just unfollow them and don't complain to them. It's really not going to do anything.
why would you ever want to enable weakness
ok real talk here
is it SO IMPORTANT to talk about a Self Delete
like if someone doesn't want to hear about it because they may still be dealing with emotional baggage from a recent attempt, why force them? Is it really that hard to put yourself in other people's shoes?
and i realize that you might(?) be joking but there are people who feel this way so just letting that out there
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