The word triggered

[Unicorndreams24]

This may be just me but I am sick and tired of the word "triggered " being used.! It makes me cringe so much 😂😂. Anyone else???

Yes, me. It's really annoying. I hate 'trigger warnings' too.

I don't hear it as much as I did a year or two ago but yes, it's incredibly annoying

There is a place for it but it is overused by attention seeking idiots and the terminally misguided

Agree with this. It's a legitimate term when talking about mental distress eg for trauma survivors. Not so when talking about any cultural content that might possibly upset someone somewhere because it isn't singing animals and people endlessly being nice.

A lot of people seem to use the word ‘triggered’ when they actually mean ‘offended’. 🙄

Yes me, I'm fed up of hearing it now!

Those who have a problem with it often have a political/cultural axe to grind IMO.

I do agree that triggered and offended are different concepts and the two words shouldn't be used interchangeably. But as a word, I have no issue with it.

Yup. Everything had to contain a 'trigger warning' despite the fecking title usually giving you a good indication as to what's contained. Or the topic itself posted u der. Because it's everyone else's responsibility to police language, not someone responsibility not to engage with a medium if they are that concerned that it's going to upset them.

No, to be honest. I don’t like it being used inappropriately and also hate words like “iconically” being used badly but it has a time and a place where it is very useful. I’m thinking situations where someone has severely assaulted me mimicking at least part of that behaviour, loud noises unexpectedly (I’ve jumped into a busy road due to the shock of this and set off a chain reaction by scaring a horse at a sudden loud noise, the horse ran away with me clinging on), walking past where I was violently raped every day, even some smells which were prevalent in my childhood home where I was abused. A trigger warning is going to take thirty seconds out of your day if you’re REALLY slow at reading. Otherwise doesn’t inconvenience you apart from offending you that some people have PTSD or neurological difficulties which may upset them.

Try having c-ptsd, and you’ll grow to respect it. :)

people often don’t really mean “triggered.” They sometimes mean “I am uncomfortable.” We have not been used, lately, to sitting with discomfort.

(signed, someone who is grateful when I’m not actually triggered.)

I always think gun so the word makes no sense to me

There are lots of other words I see daily which are way overused

There should be a trigger warning on this thread 😡 Please get your OP deleted and write a long, meandering apology about educating yourself.

Agree with @2024GarlicCloves,

Shockingly dim post. Belittling, mocking and invalidating to abuse/trauma victims. Nice.

I know! I have an anxiety disorder and get genuinely "triggered" and it's a great word to describe exactly what happens when it happens; however it's massively overused and abused, so I do cringe inwardly at myself when I use it even though it's valid. And don't get me started on bloody trigger warnings. I was in a FB group that had a huge list of topics where you were REQUIRED to use a trigger warning. One of them was "food" ffs. I left that group. Trigger warnings are the exact opposite of what we should be doing to help people with anxiety disorders, it's promoting avoidance which actually makes such disorders worse.

Obviously a content warning is helpful for topics such as CSA or something really gruesome that some people just don't want to see, but trigger warnings for normal everyday things just because someone might get a bit (or even a lot) anxious is utterly ridiculous, doesn't help the person and feeds into this current move towards babying everyone which drives me insane. It's also an insidious part of the speech policing that's everywhere, in order that no one gets offended by anything. It's sucking the joy out of everything and making life feel v oppressive which ironically is no good for anyone's mental health!

Glad people are starting to push back on some of these things.

Agreed, it's ridiculous. Often used by the same people who over use words like gaslighting and willful neglect with no idea what these things actually mean.

It's a useful word when used in the correct context. But it is misused so often

Trigger warnings are the exact opposite of what we should be doing to help people with anxiety disorders, it's promoting avoidance which actually makes such disorders worse.

So much this! I have CPTSD (diagnosed) and little self-check routines to help me deal with exaggerated emotions and re-focus on reality. Repetition makes me better able to cope and, importantly, less vulnerable to 'triggers' as time goes on.

Not surprising that resilience is gaining such traction now. People who aren't able to deal with their feelings are a liability to everyone else, and to themselves. We shouldn't be frantically trying not to upset them. Actual help would look like signposting them to self-management techniques.

Also, what PPs have said about 'trigger' policing being used to exert power over others.

OK @2024GarlicCloves i congratulate you on your individual resilience. Some of us need to avoid rubbing salt into the wound while it heals at least. It’s not different saying “this might really upset someone who has been raped” and “this might be difficult to drive due to wild creatures”.

@CeciledeVolangesdeNouveau, hard disagree. “This might be difficult to drive due to wild creatures” is useful information, reminding you to keep your eyes open and your wits about you - essentially to be more present, not to pretend something isn't there and totally ignore the hazard.

This post was was not written in order to mock those with mental health problems at all. I was simply saying that the word "triggered " makes me cringe which it does as it is overused by many and not used in the correct context either.

Those who have been offended and even "triggered " by a post which mentions the word "triggered" go and have a word with yourselves. I myself have been through a lot of trauma throughout my life but you know what I own it , I don't let it define me or ruin my chances of having a good life. People need to stop being offended by everything!!!