"Trigger warming" has the following definition: I was wondering if the actual "trigger warning" phrase couldn't work somewhat like Pavlov's bell, but for a traumatic association. The principle would be sort of like "don't think of a white elephant". Perhaps even more than that. Let's posit that a given article could address a "triggery" topic in such a way that it gradually "disarms the trigger" beforehand, like speaking of the subject in a very intellectual level and/or inducing some sort of "self-hypnotic" quality in a way that prepares the persons to follow the argument without reviving any trauma or being that much emotionally triggered even if themselves were not traumatized. If such article is preceded by a such a "trigger warning", my guess is that these anti-trigger qualities are rendered null, the person already has had some degree of triggering by the warning itself, and lost an opportunity potentially of reducing the power of triggers (supposing that such "disarming" approaches of triggery subjects would cumulatively do that). In effect the "trigger warning" would be saying, "now, revive those bad emotions and associate them with the subject again, as you read". Is there evidence in any way or the other? Something possibly related:
A very interesting OP, Buckaroo Banzai. I work with horses and an awareness of 'triggers' is most important when dealing with an animal that you are unfamiliar with. For that reason, I prefer to raise and train my own foals or to purchase them under the age of two from a breeder who leaves them at pasture during this early development. In that manner the foals have fewer triggers related to human handling and less potential for adverse reaction when I begin to communicate with them. All persons have a myriad of triggers in their lives based on previous experience. Not all persons are aware of how these triggers act upon their current responses to any given situation. Frequently, one will encounter an unusual reaction from someone, even to a seemingly innocuous situation and it is important to assess to oneself where that reaction is coming from when it seems disproportionate to the circumstances at hand. :bugeye: Don't 'react' to a 'reaction'. Easier said than done. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
