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Is this only your feeling or has there been any psychological research to back up this feeling. There has been extensive research into PTSD and other trauma sy

Is this only your feeling or has there been any psychological research to back up this feeling. There has been extensive research into PTSD and other trauma syndromes. If what you are saying is true, then surely some psychological research has at least explored the possibility of the phenomena.

jvanderbot 4y ago
I don't think a question about evidence or roots of my assumptions is a bad one. I'm basing my assertions on my experience with Meditation, Cognitive behavioral therapy, and similar things. From my understanding, mental health is severely damaged by negative internal narratives, and CBT and meditation attack (sorry, treat) these negative internal associations and narratives directly, and produce reliable positive interventions for PTSD, depression, anxiety, etc. Check out Happiness Hypothesis for a thorough grounding on all these statements. In this case, I'm suggesting that by focusing on harm, and introducing new harmful associations with otherwise benign words, we're circumventing the intent of the speaker, and introducing the negative narrative. It's like reverse CBT. Here's info on CBT: https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cog... (Seriously, look at that page and tell me that "identifying all possible negative associations, cataloging them, and relying on collective authority to minimize harm to self" is a helpful psychological strategy) And yes, there has been research that trigger warnings (sorry, content warnings) have the opposite effect -- they almost encourage people to feel anxiety over the content that follows. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/harvard-professor-trigger-warnings-harmful-b1929535.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/harvard-pr... That is why I believe that the story we tell ourselves about an event is actually more harmful than the event itself in most cases.
- runarberg 4y ago
  Thank you. This answers my question adequately
  - jvanderbot 4y ago
    You're welcome.
naravara 4y ago
I don't actually think any trauma specialists actually back this approach to eliminating all triggers for everybody. The general treatment model for traumatic stress issues like this is to steadily reduce the association between the trigger and the trauma so you can eventually go through life without having breakdowns over innocuous stimuli. The "safe space" approach is meant for acute episodes where patients need a supportive area to recover and relax (as in, be removed from stressors so they can come down from the trauma response). But it's not a model for "this is how your life should be from now on."

jvanderbot 4y ago

I don't think a question about evidence or roots of my assumptions is a bad one. I'm basing my assertions on my experience with Meditation, Cognitive behavioral therapy, and similar things. From my understanding, mental health is severely damaged by negative internal narratives, and CBT and meditation attack (sorry, treat) these negative internal associations and narratives directly, and produce reliable positive interventions for PTSD, depression, anxiety, etc. Check out Happiness Hypothesis for a thorough grounding on all these statements. In this case, I'm suggesting that by focusing on harm, and introducing new harmful associations with otherwise benign words, we're circumventing the intent of the speaker, and introducing the negative narrative. It's like reverse CBT. Here's info on CBT: https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cog... (Seriously, look at that page and tell me that "identifying all possible negative associations, cataloging them, and relying on collective authority to minimize harm to self" is a helpful psychological strategy) And yes, there has been research that trigger warnings (sorry, content warnings) have the opposite effect -- they almost encourage people to feel anxiety over the content that follows. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/harvard-professor-trigger-warnings-harmful-b1929535.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/harvard-pr... That is why I believe that the story we tell ourselves about an event is actually more harmful than the event itself in most cases.

runarberg 4y ago
Thank you. This answers my question adequately
- jvanderbot 4y ago
  You're welcome.

naravara 4y ago

I don't actually think any trauma specialists actually back this approach to eliminating all triggers for everybody. The general treatment model for traumatic stress issues like this is to steadily reduce the association between the trigger and the trauma so you can eventually go through life without having breakdowns over innocuous stimuli. The "safe space" approach is meant for acute episodes where patients need a supportive area to recover and relax (as in, be removed from stressors so they can come down from the trauma response). But it's not a model for "this is how your life should be from now on."