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inmyriadbits) wrote2009-06-25 04:11 pm
inmyriadbits) wrote2009-06-25 04:11 pm
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four, three, two, one / when at the barrel of a gun
I know a lot of people are weighing in on the fic warnings issue, and I'm really not planning to get involved. I'm on the side of warnings; as a writer, I appreciate the desire to not give away the ending (or the middle), but in this community... I know this is going to come out wrong, but a lot of people in fandom are here because we have problems elsewhere. I think that putting effort into respecting that is a given.
To quote a very wise fictional character: "So you say a few words, you make a gesture, remember an important date. Small price to pay for what you get in return. For what you get in return, it's a steal. The rest is all vanity." (That's Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night, for you heathens who've missed out.)
It does make me curious about something, though. For those of you on my flist this is relevant to, don't answer if it bothers you, but how do you deal with media in the rest of the world? I mean, TV shows and books and even newspaper articles don't warn for triggers, so what do you do? Are you sometimes blindsided? Are you extra-careful when approaching media? Do you avoid things that might be more trigger-risky? It's not really related to the debate, but I've been wondering.
To quote a very wise fictional character: "So you say a few words, you make a gesture, remember an important date. Small price to pay for what you get in return. For what you get in return, it's a steal. The rest is all vanity." (That's Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night, for you heathens who've missed out.)
It does make me curious about something, though. For those of you on my flist this is relevant to, don't answer if it bothers you, but how do you deal with media in the rest of the world? I mean, TV shows and books and even newspaper articles don't warn for triggers, so what do you do? Are you sometimes blindsided? Are you extra-careful when approaching media? Do you avoid things that might be more trigger-risky? It's not really related to the debate, but I've been wondering.
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I keep track of reviews. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson is the only recent YA novel that I thought might trigger me, and I knew going in. I read about 50 pages of it and then put it to the side because I realized it was getting harder for me to deal with it over time.
I'm okay with most of TV because I only half-watch (I'm always either on the computer or collaging at the time), but even so I always keep a remote near me because ads for certain weight loss products make my anxiety skyrocket. The second I hear even the beginning of it I turn the TV off until I'm sure it's over.
I don't see most movies in theatres for this very reason. It kind of sucks that I have to do it, but it's not worth paying $12 to get panicky and not have any way to stop it.
On the other hand, my therapist has been encouraging me to watch things that press at the limits of what I can handle, because I'm more likely to respond emotionally to a TV character doing something than when it's me. It's always a case of figuring out the middle ground between "doesn't trigger me at all" and "triggers me way too much," and sometimes I get it wrong, but I like to at least have the option.
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