I appreciate this but in my field of work, i need to deal with trigger warnings - as part of educating and advocating especially when it comes to writing on terms such as trauma, death, it comes organically - and while it may not work, i think it delves deeper into my "why". I think shadow work - would be able to help me in overcoming those triggers for the end outcome.
Not sure about this. In this day and age where there is a lot of content designed to shock. I would appreciate a trigger warning. I've had the experience too many times where something starts out wholesome and sweet. Then without warning something horrific and terrible is introduced. And this seems very intentional. I am very sensitive to something especially in media. And I use trigger warnings to skip things that would hurt me. Yes there is some stress from the trigger warning. But there is more stress from having something horrific dumped on you without any warning at all. As an adult I have the ability and the right to choose what I expose myself to. And I shouldn't have to be put at risk in someone's attempt to be entertaining.
I’m one year late so there’s a chance you’re not even gonna read this, if you do, hey! I see were you’re coming from, at the same time you’re also highlighting why trigger warnings shouldn’t be a thing: avoidance isn’t good and it certainly isn’t a solution. Avoiding trauma leads to PDSD. That’s a reason why scientists say trigger warnings are not only not helping they’re harmful. It’s okay to feel uncomfortable; it’s necessary to get over your trauma.
@@c.s2193 Media with distressing topics isn't designed as exposure therapy. There are plenty of people with PTSD who are not ready to face their triggers and having to run into them completely at random could do many more harm than good. Often, exposure is introduced incrementally and in a structured environment. It's not until some resilience is built up that you would be more relaxed about exposure to potential triggers. Being able to skip the media that you're not ready for is important.
I dont think this video understands what trigger warnings are. They arent meant to say "hey you might get sad, if you hate getting sad, stop reading!" Theyre meant to inform readers of what kinds of topics will be written about in the story, specifically for people who are sensitive to particular traumas, usually because they were the victims of them in the past. You mention "were finding that people get distressed by the trigger warning" and that feels bizarre to me. Who's "we" and where has it been made clear that people who run into trigger warnings are upset by them other than people who object to the need of the warnings.
Pretty bad video! The two halves of what is a 3 minute video are completely illogical on their face. Is the argument against trigger warnings here that they aggravate trauma more aggressively or that they coddle people? They can't both be true. A trigger warning is mainly for people with PTSD or immense trauma who have specific, common triggers that activate massive panic. Someone who has come home from war and has PTSD, someone who was severely abused as a child and has CPTSD, aren't people who need coddling generally they're very emotionally resilient to experience the things they've experienced and still be alive. A book is meant to entertain or teach, it is not meant to actively aggravate trauma. In fact, actively aggravating trauma works against both of these goals. So, including a trigger warning seems like it'd be in the best interest of both the reader and writer. Considering trauma response isn't treating your audience like children. It is respecting them. I have heard of some research that suggests maybe trigger warnings actually are not very helpful. If you'd like to argue against trigger warnings decisively in favor of a better solution fine - but completely discounting the people trigger warnings are made for as needing to be coddled or being children is cruel and disrespectful to be honest.
Why not? And what do you define as a snowflake? Soldiers with PTSD? Victims of major trauma with CPTSD? Assuming you do not mean these groups, is it worth aggravating their trauma in order to spite the snowflakes you have contempt for?
I appreciate this but in my field of work, i need to deal with trigger warnings - as part of educating and advocating especially when it comes to writing on terms such as trauma, death, it comes organically - and while it may not work, i think it delves deeper into my "why".
I think shadow work - would be able to help me in overcoming those triggers for the end outcome.
Not sure about this.
In this day and age where there is a lot of content designed to shock. I would appreciate a trigger warning.
I've had the experience too many times where something starts out wholesome and sweet. Then without warning something horrific and terrible is introduced. And this seems very intentional.
I am very sensitive to something especially in media. And I use trigger warnings to skip things that would hurt me. Yes there is some stress from the trigger warning. But there is more stress from having something horrific dumped on you without any warning at all.
As an adult I have the ability and the right to choose what I expose myself to. And I shouldn't have to be put at risk in someone's attempt to be entertaining.
I’m one year late so there’s a chance you’re not even gonna read this, if you do, hey! I see were you’re coming from, at the same time you’re also highlighting why trigger warnings shouldn’t be a thing: avoidance isn’t good and it certainly isn’t a solution. Avoiding trauma leads to PDSD. That’s a reason why scientists say trigger warnings are not only not helping they’re harmful. It’s okay to feel uncomfortable; it’s necessary to get over your trauma.
@@c.s2193 Media with distressing topics isn't designed as exposure therapy. There are plenty of people with PTSD who are not ready to face their triggers and having to run into them completely at random could do many more harm than good. Often, exposure is introduced incrementally and in a structured environment. It's not until some resilience is built up that you would be more relaxed about exposure to potential triggers. Being able to skip the media that you're not ready for is important.
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” ⁉️😢😅
I dont think this video understands what trigger warnings are. They arent meant to say "hey you might get sad, if you hate getting sad, stop reading!"
Theyre meant to inform readers of what kinds of topics will be written about in the story, specifically for people who are sensitive to particular traumas, usually because they were the victims of them in the past.
You mention "were finding that people get distressed by the trigger warning" and that feels bizarre to me. Who's "we" and where has it been made clear that people who run into trigger warnings are upset by them other than people who object to the need of the warnings.
Well said 🖖
Pretty bad video! The two halves of what is a 3 minute video are completely illogical on their face. Is the argument against trigger warnings here that they aggravate trauma more aggressively or that they coddle people? They can't both be true.
A trigger warning is mainly for people with PTSD or immense trauma who have specific, common triggers that activate massive panic. Someone who has come home from war and has PTSD, someone who was severely abused as a child and has CPTSD, aren't people who need coddling generally they're very emotionally resilient to experience the things they've experienced and still be alive. A book is meant to entertain or teach, it is not meant to actively aggravate trauma. In fact, actively aggravating trauma works against both of these goals. So, including a trigger warning seems like it'd be in the best interest of both the reader and writer. Considering trauma response isn't treating your audience like children. It is respecting them.
I have heard of some research that suggests maybe trigger warnings actually are not very helpful. If you'd like to argue against trigger warnings decisively in favor of a better solution fine - but completely discounting the people trigger warnings are made for as needing to be coddled or being children is cruel and disrespectful to be honest.
Exactly. Unadulterated snowflakes shouldn't be considered the norm.
Why not? And what do you define as a snowflake? Soldiers with PTSD? Victims of major trauma with CPTSD? Assuming you do not mean these groups, is it worth aggravating their trauma in order to spite the snowflakes you have contempt for?