May 2018 Moms
ivyvines6
member
A note about trigger warnings
ivyvines6
member
I'm seeing a lot of women using them here and that's amazing. I'm glad that I'm in a group that takes things like that seriously and doesn't just tell people to get over themselves.
I'm bringing this up in a separate thread so more people have the opportunity to see it. As someone with PTSD I'm going to share a better format for sharing things like this.
This is is what I keep seeing:
TW goes into full dialogue about something potentially triggering end TW
Versus my suggested format:
TW Clear Label Mentioned:
regular text about said topic
End TW
The reason I say this is if you don't mention what the TW is for you may have people reading it just to get a clear grasp on what it is your discussing before realizing it's a specific trigger to them. Some examples I can think of off the top of my head are: TW Rape mentioned, TW Birth Trauma, TW Suicidal Content. (One of those subjects gives me panic attacks, the other two don't.) Breaking off in the middle of a paragraph also gives a great way to show a clear start and stopping point to know when to stop scanning over content.
(I'm hoping this will be taken nicely and not as me telling you all you're doing it wrong or something. Trigger warnings are a relatively new concept, and there isn't a right or wrong way to do it. I'm just showing you what I've found helpful since people have begun using them.)
I'm bringing this up in a separate thread so more people have the opportunity to see it. As someone with PTSD I'm going to share a better format for sharing things like this.
This is is what I keep seeing:
TW goes into full dialogue about something potentially triggering end TW
Versus my suggested format:
TW Clear Label Mentioned:
regular text about said topic
End TW
The reason I say this is if you don't mention what the TW is for you may have people reading it just to get a clear grasp on what it is your discussing before realizing it's a specific trigger to them. Some examples I can think of off the top of my head are: TW Rape mentioned, TW Birth Trauma, TW Suicidal Content. (One of those subjects gives me panic attacks, the other two don't.) Breaking off in the middle of a paragraph also gives a great way to show a clear start and stopping point to know when to stop scanning over content.
(I'm hoping this will be taken nicely and not as me telling you all you're doing it wrong or something. Trigger warnings are a relatively new concept, and there isn't a right or wrong way to do it. I'm just showing you what I've found helpful since people have begun using them.)
Re: A note about trigger warnings
Married June 2012
BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014
BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17
Married June 2012
BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014
BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17
DS born 3/11
Angel Baby 3 6/28/11 9/5/17 BFP!!
divorced October 2014 9/6/17 hCG 88 progesterone 9.1 (prometrium started)
Married DH 10/15 DH's DS born 6/09 9/8/17 hCG 242!!!
Not preventing since 11/15 EDD 5/8/18 Adjusted 5/15/18
TTC since 1/1/16 9/27/17 we have a heart beat!
@ivyvines6 I really appreciated how you described this. Would it be ok if I shared this (giving you credit) in the Sept 2018 club?