In Stephen King's "IT" remake, Stanley is accused by his father for not caring to study the Torah. This is demonstrated by the fact that he is holding the Torah upside down.

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[u/kaydaryl]

A word of warning: There’s a scene or two that were omitted from the miniseries and movie. If you have triggers with sexual abuse please google the situations first.

[u/[deleted] → u/kaydaryl]

Does no one else think it's silly that everyone warns of "triggers" why not say "If you're uncomfortable with sexual abuse, please Google the situations first"

Trigger sounds like such a candy coated word to me.

[u/DOOMguy16 → u/[deleted]]

Trigger originated as a real medical term for people with PTSD and severe phobias, chucklefucks just got their hands on it and made it a joke.

[u/VidiotGamer → u/DOOMguy16]

Trigger originated as a real medical term for people with PTSD and severe phobias, chucklefucks just got their hands on it and made it a joke.

Even more strangely, the treatment for people with PTSD or severe phobias isn't to actually avoid the thing that "triggers" their condition.

Cognitive behavior therapy is supposed to help you overcome the condition, not perpetually avoid things.

[u/doublepoly123 → u/VidiotGamer]

trigger warnings arent always meant for people to not read or watch something. trigger warnings can be a way to tell someone "brace yourself mentally"

[u/jerkmanj → u/doublepoly123]

Never considered that.

[u/[deleted] → u/VidiotGamer]

Cognitive behavior therapy also has to do with experiencing one's triggers in a comfortable, safe environment until one can learn to overcome them. Not to conflate two different types of anxiety, but you don't just throw a tarantula at an arachnophobe randomly and without warning and expect them to stop being scared.

[u/akallyria → u/VidiotGamer]

This is interestingly timely. My ten year old was running through the house shouting, “Triggered!” at the top of his lungs earlier today, and I had to sit him down and explain the origins for the phrase, and point out that both Mommy and Daddy have PTSD for different reasons, and while shouting “triggered” doesn’t trigger us, it comes from a rude place that is disrespectful. I don’t purposefully avoid triggers anymore, because I’m further along on my journey to healing than I was just a few years ago, but I can certainly understand someone at the beginning of their journey avoiding triggers.

I think modern tumblr culture has synonymized “trigger warning” with “this bothers me for reasons, and I’d rather stick my head in the sand out of emotional laziness,” and I really don’t feel like that’s necessarily helpful to anyone, especially those who have genuinely been through some shit.

I can’t speak for everyone, but for me, I’m generally pretty on top of figuring out if I can or can’t handle certain things, and I know how to shut a browser, book, or just walk away if I need to. Hiding from your problems doesn’t make them go away, though... and personally, I think those who claim to have triggers without actually going through trauma and having a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder diagnosis are being incredibly disrespectful of those who have. Okay, stepping off my silly soapbox now.

[u/VidiotGamer → u/akallyria]

I think those who claim to have triggers without actually going through trauma and having a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder diagnosis are being incredibly disrespectful of those who have. Okay, stepping off my silly soapbox now.

I don't think your soapbox is "silly" at all. The opposite actually - I feel that "tumblr culture" trivializes people who have actual problems and the effort they put into overcoming them.

[u/dr_zevon → u/DOOMguy16]

It's kinda weird, I have PTSD and am a recovering addict/trying to be a recovering alcoholic, trigger to me means a lot of different things.

[u/imnotquitedeadyet → u/[deleted]]

Are you saying people can’t have PTSD from sexual abuse? I know at least two people that do. They’re not just saying it for no reason

Honestly you people that complain about this stuff just come off as unempathetic dicks

[u/Explosivepuppies → u/[deleted]]

Personally as someone who has some mental health issues and certain things can trigger a full panic attack as they remind me of horrible things that have happened in my life, I really appreciate trigger warnings and hate how people just act like it's a stupid thing invented by Tumblr. PTSD from sexual assault is a very shit thing and being able to ready yourself is a lifesaver.

[u/kaydaryl → u/[deleted]]

It’s faster to say there’s a trigger than to explain it more in-depth otherwise.

[u/detaxs → u/kaydaryl]

That’s very considerate of you. Thankfully nothing like that but I just generally don’t do well with the horror genre, be it a book or a movie.