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AshennJuan t1_iub5xfw wrote

I understand your point but I still find it counterproductive. I understand everyone's different but I resolved my childhood trauma through therapy without avoiding any triggers. When I felt "triggered" I talked myself through the situation and reminded myself of the realities - you're not actually back there reliving it and it's normal to feel this way when you're reminded of a traumatic event. You breathe, remind yourself you're okay, and carry on. It took a long time but I'm now completely at peace with my past and present and nothing in a movie is gonna dislodge my mental stability because I worked through it fairly healthily, one step at a time and didn't run from my fear. But again, everyone is different and if they help some people get through when they otherwise couldn't then all power to them, but I see far too many people leaning on TWs like a personality trait. Get help, people.

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