Triggers
I find the nature of triggers fascinating. How do they work, what do they make you want to do? It is kind of disheartening to know that anything, anything at all can be a trigger. I personally have gotten so that I hate the T-word because it's everywhere, all the time. Is it possible for us to grow a thicker skin regarding these things? If not, why not?
What is the point of being in this community if you can't post without fear of being the thing that triggers someone into a downward spiral of self-harm or obsessive thoughts? I have posted here maybe twice in 5 years, but there have been many more times that I needed people in similar situations as me to tell me that this too, shall pass, that it always passes, because that is the nature of the beast, because bipolar disorder brings about in us a permanent lack of permanence and no mental state, good or bad, will last forever. Even when you think it will.
Even when I need to, I don't post, because I don't want to be someone's trigger, because I don't want the cut police to blast me for not putting my feelings behind the almighty lj-cut. It makes me feel weird and alienated from the community I would expect to support me in such times of distress.
Please understand, this is not intended to start a flame war, I am honestly curious about something that seems to have a significant prevalence in the mental health community and I'd like your points of view.
What is the point of being in this community if you can't post without fear of being the thing that triggers someone into a downward spiral of self-harm or obsessive thoughts? I have posted here maybe twice in 5 years, but there have been many more times that I needed people in similar situations as me to tell me that this too, shall pass, that it always passes, because that is the nature of the beast, because bipolar disorder brings about in us a permanent lack of permanence and no mental state, good or bad, will last forever. Even when you think it will.
Even when I need to, I don't post, because I don't want to be someone's trigger, because I don't want the cut police to blast me for not putting my feelings behind the almighty lj-cut. It makes me feel weird and alienated from the community I would expect to support me in such times of distress.
Please understand, this is not intended to start a flame war, I am honestly curious about something that seems to have a significant prevalence in the mental health community and I'd like your points of view.