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anlbomber (09/24/2015) [-] But
aren't trigger warnings basically triggers because they remind the person of those triggers?
aren't trigger warnings basically triggers because they remind the person of those triggers?
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shigiddy (09/24/2015) [-]
Triggers are ******** . What it is is your brain freaking out about something harmless because of trauma associated with it in the past. Like I am triggered by black turbans because that's what suicide bombers wore a lot when I was in Afghanistan. So when I see someone wearing one back stateside (rare, but they're out there) it triggers that emotional fear response because of my past experiences in Afghan.
But you know what? That's my ******* problem, not hers. I'm the one whose having an issue, so I need to ******* deal with it. It's not on them to stop wearing turbans because it makes me freak out; it's on me to learn that not everyone wearing a turban or sikh or whatever headdress is out to blow me the **** up. I have to change, not them.
That's what really pisses me off about "trigger warnings." If something triggers you, go get the **** over it. Stop expecting other people to adjust so you never have to experience any kind of uncomfortableness.
But you know what? That's my ******* problem, not hers. I'm the one whose having an issue, so I need to ******* deal with it. It's not on them to stop wearing turbans because it makes me freak out; it's on me to learn that not everyone wearing a turban or sikh or whatever headdress is out to blow me the **** up. I have to change, not them.
That's what really pisses me off about "trigger warnings." If something triggers you, go get the **** over it. Stop expecting other people to adjust so you never have to experience any kind of uncomfortableness.
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landartheconqueror (09/24/2015) [-] on the topic of trigger warnings, i've heard a few times of therapists using war video games as a way to cope/deal with a soldiers violent PTSD. i don't know in the grand scheme how well it's worked, but one guy said his Vietnam war veteran father was progressing thanks to it
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technoshaman (09/24/2015) [-] I've read about that kind of therapy and it isn't "reliving" trauma. It is actually recreating or presenting a similar traumatic event in a way that gives the patient a sense of control over it. I read about in a psych class so I'm afraid I don't have any sources but it there was legitimate science.
What has been debunked is therapy that involves recreating "suppressed" memories. Largely because suppression theory has been debunked. Amnesia is a thing, albeit rare, but the brain outright suppressing traumatic memories doesn't seem to happen.
What has been debunked is therapy that involves recreating "suppressed" memories. Largely because suppression theory has been debunked. Amnesia is a thing, albeit rare, but the brain outright suppressing traumatic memories doesn't seem to happen.
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wintermuteonetwo (09/24/2015) [-]
I think Jane McGonigal is talking about this and popularising ideas like these about games helping with trauma nad PTSD, throwing that out there if you're interested. From the little I've read so far it's more simple visual games like tetris and mobile gaming than anything else, streangtening their mental focus so they can shut off flashbacks more effectively.
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ihateeverybodytoo (09/24/2015) [-] My dad is a Vietnam vet. He used to play a lot of different games but he used to play Rise of the Triad and Doom a lot. He hasn't played much of the newer games but when he just says "why are you moving around so fast" or "your peripheral vision is too low, that would never work in real life."
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thechosentroll (09/24/2015) [-] Triggers are things that remind people with PTSD of the **** they've been through and trigger a mental episode, which basically makes them lose their **** . For example, telling someone who got gang raped for a week that there is a rape scene in a movie is a valid trigger warning. Telling a veteran there's scenes of graphic soldier violence in a game is a valid trigger warning. Saying a book has the words "fat", "men" or "responsibility" in it is not a valid trigger warning.
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thisisnotaname ONLINE (09/24/2015) [-] Yeah, this is the thing. I don't like the word triggers, because it just makes me cringe now, but things like "trigger warnings" for things like something that has rape in, or realistic depictions of war or domestic abuse, that I'm all for. trigger warnings for things like the word fat is stupid.
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aizeinstein (09/24/2015) [-] "No, dude. You don't wanna play Spec Ops: The Line because you're a veteran and that might remind you of a lot of **** ."
"Oh, good to know."
Meh, sometimes it works I guess.
"Oh, good to know."
Meh, sometimes it works I guess.
