Life, apparently, requires a trigger warning. This is the uncomfortable truth: everything is a trigger for someone. There are things you cannot tell just by looking at someone. We all have history. You can think you're over your history. You can think the past is the past. And then something happens, often innocuous, that shows you how far you are from over it. The past is always with you. Some people want to be protected from this truth. Roxane Gay
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The idea that all experiences are potentially traumatic for some people is a controversial one. However, it is undeniable that life does have certain events which are more upsetting than others. For example, if you have sensitive skin, you may find reading your favorite book the next day to be particularly difficult. Or, if you are particularly well-traveled, you may feel that you are being overly sensitive when someone brings up the fact that they have never left their home state.

Everyone has different triggers and different sensitivities to things in life. There is no shame in being aware of these sensitivities and having an approach to life which takes these sensitivities into account.

Source: Bad Feminist

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