Thread: PTSD?
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Old Feb 28, 2014, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by PeeJay View Post
I truly don't understand the use of the word "trigger" in a subject line or as a warning.

Couldn't you write it about anything? Maybe the whole website should have a "trigger" disclaimer at the top so that individual users stop writing it at the top of their posts?

I have PTSD and it is so obvious now that I'm diagnosed. And I get triggered in real life but not from reading anything on the forums.
I am not completely positive about the meaning of trigger versus angry or upset - I am not saying there is not a difference - just that I don't know what it is.
Do I sometimes become frustrated, impatient, confused and even irate about another poster or thread? Of course I do, But I don't think it is being done at me specifically and I just stop (or try to - admittedly I should do it sooner sometimes) to stop reading or responding and go on to something I find more pleasurable.Sometimes I enjoy the debate.
So I doubt I would use the term trigger for anything here or in real life.
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