Overprotected triggers in 2019
The words “trigger warning” seem to be all over social media in 2019 and speaking out about your mental health is becoming easier for a lot of people. However, do we overuse the “trigger warning?” In this blog post, I will discuss where I think trigger warnings are necessary and why I think they are really overused. I would also love to know what you think requires a trigger warning and whether you think they are overused on underused. Let’s get right into the blog post.
For me, there aren’t actually as many situations where they should be used. The only ones I’d use them for are:
- Miscarriage discussions
- Sexual or child abuse
- Domestic abuse
- Self-harm images
The main reason my list is so small is that so many people have bios that include their mental health issues or past problems, therefore, you already know they will discuss these things before you click to follow them.
Another reason I don’t think many situations need them is due to how overwhelming it can be discussing your mental health issues, to begin with. A thing you need to consider is that it can be damaging to the person posting if they constantly need to think about what will trigger others.
Another problem is those different things will trigger different people and once you have more than a few followers it becomes impossible to know what triggers who. Sometimes you just need to think of yourself because the sad reality in 2019 is that on social media no matter what you post, someone usually has a problem with it.
I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog post. I’d love to take this moment to thank you for your support and I hope you have a great day.
PaulMcGV3 
Yeah I don’t do the whole trigger warning bit. I view being triggered as a victim mindset that tells people that other people are to be responsible for somebody else’s emotions. Sorry but nobody has that type of control.
That is an instance that you should not tell them and express how much they really need to “Man Up”
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Yeah that’s so true
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Exactly. Unless you’re deliberately trying to be a jerk, you shouldn’t have to make sure everyone else is emotionally stable before you express your emotions. And, if you are a jerk, you’ll get ratioed and possibly suspended, or just ignored, and life on social media will happily go on despite your presence.
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Yeah definitely
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No of you are doing stuff just to get a ride out of someone that’s a slightly bit different. Even then you have a choice. You can choose to get mad or you can choose to love your stacker which completely befuddles your enemy.
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I would have to agree with you here. Social sites, particularly Twitter, allow users to employ so many editing techniques that sometimes I think people look to be offended. You cannot expect millions of random strangers on a media platform to cater to everyone’s individual preferences and whims. While I do believe there are certain standards that we should all follow (i.e. racist, homophobic, terrorist, or homicidal words are always wrong), people will be people. Unfortunately, some will be nicer than others. If you find a certain discussion or a particular group of people are “triggering”, block them. I understand the trigger warnings for miscarriage and the other ones you mentioned, but at the same time, it’s all just too much. If you are upset, don’t read it, and change your settings. Now, obviously, I’m referencing normal posts, such as, “Last night we had a miscarriage. Please pray for us if you’re so inclined.” Perhaps with ones where the user is going to go into more detail about the experience it would be polite to give a simple heads up, but then even still not required. They’re grieving, and they’re not required to make sure another internet stranger’s grief isn’t worsened.
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Yeah that’s so true. Thank you for your comment. It’s all a bit of a minefield tbh
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