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Tired of Being Triggered All The Time (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
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I get triggered too easily and then I feel the need to report it sometimes (like if something mentions abuse, I feel like reporting it online).

It is tiring.

Edit: I do not mean that I reported incidents on this website (I was referring to incidents off this site, actually).

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[–] [S] 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

No, I have not thought of it (and besides, my concern is more so the fact that I report incidents involving triggering topics to orgs that are related to the incidents, like abuse hotlines for mentions of abuse online).

I am scared that I will end up reporting something that will be bad for the communist movement (like if I report a communist org or country for something that triggered me).

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  • [–] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Consider that the concept of being triggered is related to trauma responses and that you may need support to process the wound you are carrying with you. I speak from personal experience

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    (Trigger warning for trafficking mention) The thing is that it is related to really dark stuff (like a YouTube comment talked about an incident where supposedly their relative bought a DPRK defector as a bride and said that DPRK defectors in China were often trafficked, but it sounded like anti-communist propaganda, so I was hesitant to report it).

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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago

    It's ok that it's dark. PTSD is a hell of thing to live with (speaking from experience) and it's something you can get support (without drugs) and there are some powerful and short-term interventions that can greatly improve your quality of life

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    Of course it's good to want to do something to help abuse victims, but if this is something that you're doing continually to the point that it is causing you distress, it sounds more like a compulsion and something you need help with. Have you got any way to ask for help, like from a doctor?

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