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what_the? · 04-10-2014, 10:24 AM

I do appreciate the difficulties that people have, and obviously I wouldn't want anyone to experience PTSD symptoms or to have a lovely evening spoiled, but I'm just trying to anticipate how a thread, started with the best of intentions could end up. As I said, different people find different things difficult and it could be hard to draw a line as to what is and isn't triggering.

Also, and at risk of completely contradicting my first point, it could also be used by people to find triggering content and be misused. It would be a fine balancing act.

I've said before, and I'll say again I find the concept of triggering very difficult, because I don't find that I get triggered by specific things, even when I was very poorly I found that it was more internal to me, than by what I saw/heard. Given what I do for a job, I also tend to find things more frustrating/annoying than triggering.

I hope this all makes sense, I'm having a super busy few weeks and my ability to be clear has got lost along the way.

I don't think the idea in and of itself is a bad one, I'm just not sure RYL is the place for it.

04-10-2014, 10:24 AM	#8
what_the? continual crisis Join Date: Oct 2007 I am currently:	I do appreciate the difficulties that people have, and obviously I wouldn't want anyone to experience PTSD symptoms or to have a lovely evening spoiled, but I'm just trying to anticipate how a thread, started with the best of intentions could end up. As I said, different people find different things difficult and it could be hard to draw a line as to what is and isn't triggering. Also, and at risk of completely contradicting my first point, it could also be used by people to find triggering content and be misused. It would be a fine balancing act. I've said before, and I'll say again I find the concept of triggering very difficult, because I don't find that I get triggered by specific things, even when I was very poorly I found that it was more internal to me, than by what I saw/heard. Given what I do for a job, I also tend to find things more frustrating/annoying than triggering. I hope this all makes sense, I'm having a super busy few weeks and my ability to be clear has got lost along the way. I don't think the idea in and of itself is a bad one, I'm just not sure RYL is the place for it.
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