[ SECRET POST #2207 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2207 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think my biggest issue with "trigger"(for non-eating disorder uses anyway), is that the accepted treatment for PTSD is exposure to the thing that triggers you, until you're desensitized. Every time I see someone use it, and if I assume they really mean trigger and not squick then my reaction is OMG IF IT'S THAT UPSETTING TO READ, PLEASE GET A THERAPIST AND XANAX, THE INTERNET WILL DESTROY YOU IF YOU DON'T!

Nevermind that half the internet seems to use PTSD to mean remember anyway. (this is not directed at people claiming PTSD so much as the people going over the top to "protect" the sufferers of it).

[(Anonymous)]

... There is a considerable difference between the gradual, monitored exposure used in cognitive-behavioural therapy, and having a random stranger surprise you with a depiction/reliving of your trauma out of the blue. Therapy is meant to take away the feeling of being out of control and vulnerable, not reinforce it.

I mean, if something is warned for, then yes, a person can choose to carefully explore exposure and learn to deal with something. If something is just randomly dumped on them by someone they don't know, that's probably going to increase, not decrease, the sensations of fear and helplessness.

[philstar22]

No. One accepted treatment for PTSD is controlled exposure under the direction of a therapist, not surprise!exposure while reading fanfic. And there are other valid treatments that work better for some people. If it is a traumatic memory, it may not even be possible to never be triggered by whatever the trigger is. And someone's therapy may be ongoing. You don't get to judge someone for being triggered.

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you. I hate when people misinterpret that therapy as "traumatize yourself more, that will help!"

[(Anonymous)]

1) Controlled, gradual exposure to the trigger under the directions of and conditions set by a therapist is only one of many (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder#Management) possible treatments for PTSD, and like pretty much every other chronic health problem, the effectiveness of each treatment method varies from person to person.

2) Cognitive behavioral therapy is a long process, and depending on the person, can take years to truly be effective, if it's effective at all (because sometimes it isn't).

3) You're not their therapist, so you don't get to make that decision.