Hey everyone! So, it's been asked since people have seen them on my RP's, and it's mentioned in the rules: Trigger warnings on RP logs. They're absolutely needed! So I'm here to expand on them and to, further, ask our members to post any particular triggers not listed that they'd like to be warned of.
A trigger is something that bothers someone in a way that makes them either incredibly (or even mildly) uncomfortable or even effects their mental health, and they're not always something you'd think would bother someone. In fact, they're very very personal on many levels. They can relate to past events and bring up ugly memories or issues with self hatred, all sorts of things - completely ruin the mood, the day, or, if it's bad enough, even alienate someone from the community.
Why do we want you to warn people? Because we want this to be an enjoyable experience for everyone. Go through this list provided, and list the triggers AT THE BEGINNING of your RP. Some people may then be unable to read your RP - some people may just have to wait for a day they're more calm and able to. But what this means is that we're preventing them from having to be put in a place they don't want to be. Because we all care about each other.
I will make an effort, myself, to read through any logs posted and point out if any warnings need to be posted (as it's pretty damn hard to trigger me, online), but please, make it easier on all of us and do your best.
I'm going to start with a general list - please be aware some of the words listed are not so fun and thus the whole list is a trigger warning unto itself:
Keep in mind these are just off the top of my head. Please post to add any, personal or in general! Posting them in LIST FORM will help to keep this thread uncluttered and to make them easy to find. If you have any questions, feel free to post here or ask in skype or PM. Thank you everyone for your reading, contribution, and compliance!
A trigger is something that bothers someone in a way that makes them either incredibly (or even mildly) uncomfortable or even effects their mental health, and they're not always something you'd think would bother someone. In fact, they're very very personal on many levels. They can relate to past events and bring up ugly memories or issues with self hatred, all sorts of things - completely ruin the mood, the day, or, if it's bad enough, even alienate someone from the community.
Why do we want you to warn people? Because we want this to be an enjoyable experience for everyone. Go through this list provided, and list the triggers AT THE BEGINNING of your RP. Some people may then be unable to read your RP - some people may just have to wait for a day they're more calm and able to. But what this means is that we're preventing them from having to be put in a place they don't want to be. Because we all care about each other.
I will make an effort, myself, to read through any logs posted and point out if any warnings need to be posted (as it's pretty damn hard to trigger me, online), but please, make it easier on all of us and do your best.
I'm going to start with a general list - please be aware some of the words listed are not so fun and thus the whole list is a trigger warning unto itself:
- Rape
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Situations
- Racism/Racial Slurs
- Misogyny/Misogynistic Slurs
- Transmisogyny/Transmisogynistic slurs
- Transphobia/Transphobic Slurs
- Ableism/Ableist Slurs
- Drug use
- Alcohol Use
- Fatphobia/Fatphobic Slurs
- Violence/Threats of violence
- Gore
- Body Horror
- Psychological Abuse (Gaslighting, etc)
- Animal Abuse/death
- Death/murder
Keep in mind these are just off the top of my head. Please post to add any, personal or in general! Posting them in LIST FORM will help to keep this thread uncluttered and to make them easy to find. If you have any questions, feel free to post here or ask in skype or PM. Thank you everyone for your reading, contribution, and compliance!
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