[ SECRET POST #2088 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2088 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.


__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.


__________________________________________________



10.


__________________________________________________



11.


__________________________________________________



12.


__________________________________________________



13.


__________________________________________________



14.


__________________________________________________



15.


__________________________________________________



16.


__________________________________________________



17.


__________________________________________________



18.


__________________________________________________



19.


__________________________________________________



20.


__________________________________________________










Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 021 secrets from Secret Submission Post #298.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: triggers

[(Anonymous)]

A trigger is a specific thing that throws you into strong negative thoughts or actions. It can really be anything, it's all about your own personal reactions. And doesn't always involve flashbacks or crying.

Example, I deal with self injury. There are certain type of scenes or writings that will trigger all of those feelings and urges. It makes me think of hurting myself when on a normal day these days those thoughts don't enter my head, but suddenly the urge is there and I'm kind of thrown into a negative self injury thought spiral that won't leave me the rest of the day...or days following.

Or with depression, I have really weird triggers like people I know being successful (this is really dumb and specific to like two people I used to be friends with). I had to stop following them online and cut all communication because when they posted it would trigger super sudden drop into deep depression and suicidal thoughts. It took me forever to make the connection. And by depression I don't mean feeling sad, I mean total all encompassing depression.

For other people it's more extreme and specific. I have a friend that was raped and now a specific scent (perfume) will trigger massive flashbacks and she'll end up kind of blacking out and often vomiting and crying.

Or another friend that wasn't aware of a trigger and found herself blacking out and confused when she came to and was curled up in a corner crying.

The wank comes because people don't understand that triggers are kind of a big deal and is more than just making people uncomfortable. It's an issue of mental health and well-being, not just being kind of uncomfortable. A lot of time people with strong triggers will be aware of them and if a work has warnings they can easily avoid that. But people who think triggers=squick think there's no need for warnings - they don't understand how long lasting or strong some triggers can be.