tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post2014843185912022911..comments2023-12-11T20:18:37.225-06:00Comments on Shattering the Silence: TriggersRoger Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591791342062150604noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-13851424711358467802012-02-10T13:16:05.785-06:002012-02-10T13:16:05.785-06:00So many survivors go out of their way to avoid &qu...So many survivors go out of their way to avoid "triggers." There are even websites dedicated to helping and supporting survivors of sexual abuse that will suspend or revoke your posting privileges if you post anything deemed to be a potential trigger.<br /><br />That's why I've never joined any of those online support groups. How can you have an honest, frank discussion about having been sexually abaused as a child WITHOUT occasionally saying something upsetting? It is a very upsetting subject!<br /><br />Even if you avoid triggers on the internet, how can you avoid them in the media? Or any where else in the world?<br /><br />There is no avoiding triggers, no matter how hard a person might try. I think it's great that you've been able to use encountering them as an opportunity to connect to your past and try to understand it from an adult's point of view.<br /><br />Instead of running away from "triggers,' you are facing them head-on and using them as an opportunity to grow and continue to heal.<br /><br />I don't think I'm as far along as you but I've been trying to do the same thing. I just never put what I was doing into words and your post heleped clarify an important issue for me, so thank you very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com