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You are correct, however it has taken on another definition on the Internet, Tumblr and Twitter being hotspots for its usage. It makes a mockery of those who su

by girvo 11y ago

You are correct, however it has taken on another definition on the Internet, Tumblr and Twitter being hotspots for its usage. It makes a mockery of those who suffer from PTSD; being "triggered" is not the same as being upset at something, it's far more horrifying and I've got nothing but sympathy for those who have suffered. Also, typically a trigger isn't something specific like a description of something bad that happened, but something more ethereal, like a noise or a smell or a particular memory that only comes up while dreaming. Horrifying condition :(

TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
Another definition? In the spaces where it is used it refers exclusively to PTSD triggers and such. Trigger warnings mostly originated on the Internet - claiming the Internet perverted them is nonsensical. It's not the same as someone disagreeing, but nobody has said that it is. Why would you think that this is what people mean? Do people seem to be triggered by trivial things? Well, that's how trauma can work. It's not people misconceiving the concept. A description of something that happened can cause people to relive trauma. Yes, it doesn't work like that for all survivors, but that doesn't invalidate the reality of everyone else. Triggers are specific to individuals and personal. It is a completely reasonable and utterly inoffensive thing to suggest that people warn about things that might cause certain people to relive trauma.
- jblow 11y ago
  This is not at all true. For example, in new age communities, "triggered" is used very frequently to mean that someone's personal ego wires have been tripped -- and in fact the reason the word is used is because it's understood that "being triggered" is not that big a deal, it's part of being human, and one may get very upset in the moment but with perspective one sees it's fine. This is obviously very different from the PTSD-only meaning you are talking about, but I would bet that the new age version of the word has been in use for much longer and by many more people. So ... I sense some presumption and lack of exposure here, is all I am saying.
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    > For example, in new age communities, "triggered" is used very frequently to mean that someone's personal ego wires have been tripped What does a religious movement have to do with this?
    - rimantas 11y ago
      It shows, that PTSD does not have monopoly on the word "triggered".
      - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
        So? In the context of trigger warnings, the meaning is the PTSD one, and only the PTSD one.

by girvo 11y ago

TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago

Another definition? In the spaces where it is used it refers exclusively to PTSD triggers and such. Trigger warnings mostly originated on the Internet - claiming the Internet perverted them is nonsensical. It's not the same as someone disagreeing, but nobody has said that it is. Why would you think that this is what people mean? Do people seem to be triggered by trivial things? Well, that's how trauma can work. It's not people misconceiving the concept. A description of something that happened can cause people to relive trauma. Yes, it doesn't work like that for all survivors, but that doesn't invalidate the reality of everyone else. Triggers are specific to individuals and personal. It is a completely reasonable and utterly inoffensive thing to suggest that people warn about things that might cause certain people to relive trauma.

jblow 11y ago
This is not at all true. For example, in new age communities, "triggered" is used very frequently to mean that someone's personal ego wires have been tripped -- and in fact the reason the word is used is because it's understood that "being triggered" is not that big a deal, it's part of being human, and one may get very upset in the moment but with perspective one sees it's fine. This is obviously very different from the PTSD-only meaning you are talking about, but I would bet that the new age version of the word has been in use for much longer and by many more people. So ... I sense some presumption and lack of exposure here, is all I am saying.
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
  > For example, in new age communities, "triggered" is used very frequently to mean that someone's personal ego wires have been tripped What does a religious movement have to do with this?
  - rimantas 11y ago
    It shows, that PTSD does not have monopoly on the word "triggered".
    - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
      So? In the context of trigger warnings, the meaning is the PTSD one, and only the PTSD one.