"triggerd !!1!"

[visibleghost]

^ ok n that's your view on stuff. but i personally hate seeing people joke abt stuff relating to my trauma, and then if someone tells them to Maybe Not Do That they do the "oh u r sooo triggered lol xD !!!1!!1" thing n just.., like. honestly.., if you're gonna joke about something offensive and then mock people you offended for being offended you are an *******.

it's not right that people call things they dislike triggers if it isn't actually a trigger, but that doesn't make it okay for people to mock triggers in general or actually triggered people.

 

[Celestefey]

I don't see how people find triggered to be a funny joke, it's so old and tired out now like can people just stop it now, it wasn't even funny in the first place and now it's not funny anyway.

Tbh, I understand certain triggers, like gore or rape or whatever, but I think sometimes some triggers are a little bit extreme. I guess, if you have a trigger, the point is to go to counselling/therapy to help you get over it. If you are experiencing a trigger over a trivial thing like idk, a cat or something small like that, then that is going to be very very hard to avoid, and you need to seek help to be able to move on from your trigger and learn how to cope with it.

Triggers are actually real things and it's not just something "tumblr" has made up fyi, since I know a lot of people like to assume that. My counsellor and I used to discuss what my "triggers" for anxiety were, and we would try to look at the different things that made me anxious and how I can get over them. They were small things and I knew I couldn't avoid them but they were still valid all the same.

 

[visibleghost]

I don't see how people find triggered to be a funny joke, it's so old and tired out now like can people just stop it now, it wasn't even funny in the first place and now it's not funny anyway.

Tbh, I understand certain triggers, like gore or rape or whatever, but I think sometimes some triggers are a little bit extreme. I guess, if you have a trigger, the point is to go to counselling/therapy to help you get over it. If you are experiencing a trigger over a trivial thing like idk, a cat or something small like that, then that is going to be very very hard to avoid, and you need to seek help to be able to move on from your trigger and learn how to cope with it.

Triggers are actually real things and it's not just something "tumblr" has made up fyi, since I know a lot of people like to assume that. My counsellor and I used to discuss what my "triggers" for anxiety were, and we would try to look at the different things that made me anxious and how I can get over them. They were small things and I knew I couldn't avoid them but they were still valid all the same.

yeah that's true, it can be very hard for someone to have something unavoidable as a trigger. but that doesn't mean that their trigger should be turned into a joke or that it is their fault that they're triggered.
yes you need to get professional help with your triggers if they are unavoidable and/or affect you really badly. learning how to cope with triggers is an important step towards recovery.

but even for people in therapy that can be very hard. like, i have some things that probably will always be a trigger to my trauma. even if i would be getting better at coping it would still be very uncomfortable to be triggered, even though i'm not sent into a panic attack followed by a week of severe dissociation, lmao. we can't fully get rid off our triggers all of the time, and if we can it can take a long time !!

so in the meantime it would b great if ppl werent disrespectful af and joked about other ppl's triggers imo

 

[Aali]

I've been on an off this site since a week before the fair.

Have triggered leaked onto here?

*packs bags and runs*

 

[Alienfish]

Readin all posts here an in general, that thing is very wrong- and overused. I mean people use it for the stupidest things like TW: PINK CATS, TW: 'murica etc. Like if you seriously have a problem with pink kittens or seeing a post about 'murica then you do have problems. As for more serious stuff I think one can learn to avoid certain people and posts with just being a bit selective when looking around, or just go past it.

As someone pointed out before, you need help either way unless you are some angsty person who absolutely cannot deal with a blue horse.

 

[visibleghost]

Readin all posts here an in general, that thing is very wrong- and overused. I mean people use it for the stupidest things like TW: PINK CATS, TW: 'murica etc. Like if you seriously have a problem with pink kittens or seeing a post about 'murica then you do have problems. As for more serious stuff I think one can learn to avoid certain people and posts with just being a bit selective when looking around, or just go past it.

As someone pointed out before, you need help either way unless you are some angsty person who absolutely cannot deal with a blue horse.

the ppl on here make fufn of anything tho
not saying there arent ppl who are triggered by pink cats, but if they are i am sure they have a reason to be. people who make fun of "ridiculous triggers" are people who aren't funny enough to come with actual good jokes that arent just "haha so you have a mwntal illness due to trauma? im going 2 laugh at u for that "

the people who are overreacting are imo the Funny Joksters who make these jokes but yyeah

 

[Alienfish]

the ppl on here make fufn of anything tho
not saying there arent ppl who are triggered by pink cats, but if they are i am sure they have a reason to be. people who make fun of "ridiculous triggers" are people who aren't funny enough to come with actual good jokes that arent just "haha so you have a mwntal illness due to trauma? im going 2 laugh at u for that "

the people who are overreacting are imo the Funny Joksters who make these jokes but yyeah

Yeah, and I just put like blue horse or pink cats as example because it's mostly stupid people making those cat jokes (and unusual enough to be a trigger anyways I hope)... But yeah you still need help regardless and if someone would make a joke trigger, it's dumb either way. Personally I wouldn't make tw because I post a picture of a pink cat, like, just scroll past it and either go deal with it or get help.

Also if it was a serious trauma I'd like an explanation for a blue horse, there is a huge difference between that(looking at pink cats) and eg. getting heavily bullied because sexual orientation, having traumas due to rape, suicidal thoughts etc.

 

[visibleghost]

Yeah, and I just put like blue horse or pink cats as example because it's mostly stupid people making those cat jokes (and unusual enough to be a trigger anyways I hope)... But yeah you still need help regardless and if someone would make a joke trigger, it's dumb either way. Personally I wouldn't make tw because I post a picture of a pink cat, like, just scroll past it and either go deal with it or get help.

Also if it was a serious trauma I'd like an explanation for a blue horse, there is a huge difference between that(looking at pink cats) and eg. getting heavily bullied because sexual orientation, having traumas due to rape, suicidal thoughts etc.

ppl dont need to explain their trauma or why they have their triggers. maybe the person who abused them had a collection of blue horse plushies idk. obviously you cant know that before they tell you, so i dont blame u for not tagging blue horses. but if someone were to ask you to please tag blue horses for them, then you should do it.

 

[Alienfish]

ppl dont need to explain their trauma or why they have their triggers. maybe the person who abused them had a collection of blue horse plushies idk. obviously you cant know that before they tell you, so i dont blame u for not tagging blue horses. but if someone were to ask you to please tag blue horses for them, then you should do it.

yeah, but i meant in general people who are abusing it for fun, not actual, serious tags for it. sure someone may have beaten them with it at some point and that may be legit. but i mainly point at those who make either tags for fun and refuse to explain why and/or just reply with memes or go post like LOLOL TRIGGER PINK HORSE and just idk post a picture of some random photoshop.

and as for asking that was meant towards those actual idiots and why they even do it (not that they are gonna reply serious either way, they will probably say it was just meme fun and stuff).

on the other hand, you can't just ask people to tag EVERYTHING all the time, that is kinda meh too unless they specifically have like a gore or death blog or such.

 

[visibleghost]

yeah, but i meant in general people who are abusing it for fun, not actual, serious tags for it. sure someone may have beaten them with it at some point and that may be legit. but i mainly point at those who make either tags for fun and refuse to explain why and/or just reply with memes or go post like LOLOL TRIGGER PINK HORSE and just idk post a picture of some random photoshop.

and as for asking that was meant towards those actual idiots and why they even do it (not that they are gonna reply serious either way, they will probably say it was just meme fun and stuff).

on the other hand, you can't just ask people to tag EVERYTHING all the time, that is kinda meh too unless they specifically have like a gore or death blog or such.

do you mean, like, the people on tbt who say "triggered!11!1!" to make fun of triggers..? or do you mean ??? somethijg else??

 

[Licorice]

i mean.,, triggers that dont literally cause anxiety attacks n stuff are valid too. i think that people who are like "/: i dont like this tv show for no other reason than i havent watched it, please tw tag it :^)" are obviously using the word wrong, but ppl who have gone through trauma can have triggers that cause a lot of distress but don't put us in a panic attack.

and it's not other ppl's place to determine whose triggers are real and whose are not. it's easier to just respect people than to make fun of potentially traumatized people with backstories you have no idea of.

No offense or anything but I don't know how those people function in society. Not everyone is going to worry about their feelings. It's not practical. No one should be coddled. If they can't handle reality then maybe they should disconnect their wifi and crawl under a rock. I think part of getting over things and even just growing as a person involves dealing with tough situations and facing them. Not trying to create a bubble for yourself.

 

[Jake]

There's no need to leave troll comments, nor is there to further make off topic remarks. Keep this in mind or else the thread will be locked. An additional reminder to be civil and respectful.

 

[Fleshy]

No offense or anything but I don't know how those people function in society. Not everyone is going to worry about their feelings. It's not practical. No one should be coddled. If they can't handle reality then maybe they should disconnect their wifi and crawl under a rock. I think part of getting over things and even just growing as a person involves dealing with tough situations and facing them. Not trying to create a bubble for yourself.

I see where you're coming from and I agree, but I think the idea is by being able to control what you come into contact with online, you can create some sort of "safe space" for yourself. People know the real world won't cater to them but they want just one space where the are catered to in some extent. For example, if you don't like death and gore, chances are you'd like to avoid gorey games and films, it's the same type of thing, for some people certain online spaces are the one place they get to be free from such things. I do agree that creating a bubble for yourself probably isn't going to help at all, but I understand why. Just because someone wants a safe space online, doesn't mean they expect everyone in life to cater to them or worry about their feelings, most are aware that that isn't how it is.

 

[Alienfish]

No offense or anything but I don't know how those people function in society. Not everyone is going to worry about their feelings. It's not practical. No one should be coddled. If they can't handle reality then maybe they should disconnect their wifi and crawl under a rock. I think part of getting over things and even just growing as a person involves dealing with tough situations and facing them. Not trying to create a bubble for yourself.

Yeah pretty much, and if you happen to briefly see something online, just close the window/scroll further or just avoid going on the site. It's tragic to see how sensitive some places have become and while I know this might not just originate from tumblr that site has become a cisspool and creating even more dumber things.

And yeah I actually agree with you, get off stuff if it's so triggering or offensive, you can't just expect everything to be pink, blue and happy rainbows on a place. Obviously if things are NSFW or not child-friendly there is one thing but you can't just expect things to be nicely put away because you need this bubble.

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do you mean, like, the people on tbt who say "triggered!11!1!" to make fun of triggers..? or do you mean ??? somethijg else??

that and people who makes stupid posts and labeling them as such. tbh one should just ignore them and not give fuel to their cars so they can go on posting **** like that.

 

[moonphyx]

I'm not to sure about them; but I'd like to add that I really appreciate people who add the little * star in the word r*pe, and I'm sure they do the same with other words, but with that word specifically; it doesn't trigger me like it probably does for victims of sexual assault but whenever I do see that word it triggers a disgusting feeling. I simply find that word disgusting within itself. It probably triggers something bigger for victims of r*pe probably, it's not funny to make fun of triggers when it's a serious issue.

Quite honestly, if you're unsure whether something is funny then it most probably won't be. You have to make sure you're laughing with the person and not at them.

^^ But that's a little off-topic; in my honest opinion, triggers are real but it's impossible to know exactly who gets triggered and by what. I think it takes work from both sides; people can try their best to get rid of triggers out of respect, and the people with triggers can't expect to be completely pampered.

 

[Alienfish]

people can try their best to get rid of triggers out of respect, and the people with triggers can't expect to be completely pampered.

I think this is the larger issue here, people expecting everyone to be nice towards them literally 24*7 so they can have their pampered space online. While I get real words is not as fun, I can't say I'm happy everyday etc. I think it's better if you get proper help if you can and if you find someone willing to give you support and talk to you regardless of profession.

That might not work every time either but I think it's stupid to complain too hard; if someone put a tag with it, yeah that's nice enough but you can't expect people to do all the time unless it's obvious NSFW things or stuff that a lot of people have issues with. Saying that I'm mostly against those who indeed put a tag like TW PINK HORSE for a joke or people who demands it because they can obviously not avoid it either.

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Also as for not child-friendly things I mean like pron, overly violence and just content that might be bad or actually have a trigger like rape, war etc. that is legit things but yeah the sum of all this; use the tag wisely and stop using it as a joke or pretending to be angsty teen not able to see a pink horse.

 

[ZetaFunction]

I don't think trigger jokes are really funny (depending on the situation you use them in of course), but they honestly don't bother me. I know a lot of people are sensitive about certain things, but I know many people are overly sensitive about literally everything for no good reason which makes it funny to use so it's hard to say.

I'd say it's fine to use in private group chats or conversations, but avoid using it on things like your facebook feed, tumblr, TBT, etc. Like with all jokes and memes, you should only use them at the right time and place or they lose their meaning and funniness, plus it could trigger people.

 

[moonphyx]

The whole trigger joke just isn't funny anymore, it just really isn't --and this is coming from someone who is pretty lenient on what to joke about.

 

[Alienfish]

The whole trigger joke just isn't funny anymore, it just really isn't --and this is coming from someone who is pretty lenient on what to joke about.

no it's not either, i don't see it fun as using among friends either like.. what's the deal?

 

[Bowie]

I'm an artist on Tumblr, and some of my works have gore in them, so I have to leave a trigger warning there. I think the "triggered" term refers more to very petty things that people complain about, especially on Tumblr. If you were to say you were triggered by men looking at you, then yeah, you're being triggered over nothing. Whereas if you were triggered over gore or sexual violence, it's understandable and nobody should be made to look a fool.