to think that saying 'trigger warning' isn't helpful at all?

[TacoLover]

I have had a few experiences that have left me with certain traumas, that are triggered by different subjects. Whenever I see a thread title with trigger warning in the title, I skip it because my trigger is fairly common and even though it may not contain my trigger, I do it to be safe.

I also know that some people are triggered even by seeing a word or the name of the trigger, which is why people don't reference it in the title. However as there are so many triggers out there, AIBU to think that it isn't helpful to anyone to say 'trigger warning' when that gives no idea of what the trigger actually is, and that it might be better to say what the trigger is in the title instead, e.g. 'trigger warning: domestic abuse' or something similar?

I think a labled TriggerPoints earning is most helpful, but as you say it could end up being a trigger in itself.

But isnt helpful to anyone isn’t true. It’s helpful to me, because I can avoid being triggered.

It is helpful, because if you KNOW you are someone who could be triggered by a certain subject, at least there is some kind of warning and you can avoid it altogether. Maybe the post hisn’t about your trigger, but so what? At least you have avoided a potential trigger.

Plus I find some posts may be about one subject but can have themes of another subject that could also be triggering.