Trigger warnings are a self-fulfilling prophecy: "those who believed that words can cause harm demonstrated a significantly higher level of immediate anxiety to markedly distressing passages (compared to those not holding this belief)"https://medium.com/@CraigHarper19/its-official-trigger-warnings-might-actually-be-harmful-3e8acaae098b?sk=dfba016f8157637c378af8b0c0150b60 …
If activists cared about protecting folks with PTSD, they'd push for detailed trigger warnings before movies & TV shows, which are _designed to maximize emotional impact_. A classroom discussion about X is nowhere near as emotionally triggering as a horror movie about X.
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They don't talk about it at all, as far as I've heard? Their focus seems to be entirely on college classrooms.
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They would also recognize the utility of exposure therapy. The best way to overcome triggers is to face them voluntarily.
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Agreed. Face voluntarily, in a safe environment. These guys are basically claiming their clasrooms are no longer a safe place. They will eventually hide in their rooms & order food online if they cannot handle a room of people talking. The whole point of lecture halls is debate.
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What about books? They are even more emotionally intense than movies. And the news?
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Has a book made you jump out of your seat?
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The British Board of Film Classification (our version of MPAA) provide this kind of guidance for every film released in this country. So if want to check whether a film you want to go see has content that will trigger you can visit their website in advance.
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