Posted by shar on March 27, 2004, at 22:53:23
In reply to Re: About a post...Elle » shar, posted by Dinah on March 27, 2004, at 22:38:08
You are very generous to assume there was no ill intent. I suppose you are less cynical/paranoid than I am. Good for you! A very positive sign!
A "trigger" warning would have been most excellent.
And, yes, I have seen that Peter Boyle episode of the X-files. I was left with a feeling of how poignant it was, and how Scully sort of 'fought' for her life.
I hope you, Dinah, are not too upset.
Shar
> I'm sure there was no ill intent. I didn't mean to imply that.
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> But I'm rather easily triggered in that area. Did you ever see the X-Files episode with Peter Boyle? It gave me obsessions about suicide for months. It's hard to get those images out of your head once they get in.
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> I'm not sure what Dr. Bob's parameters are about talking about means of death. If they are just about giving exact doses, then clearly the post was within the guidelines. And I guess it was since Dr. Bob has been here and didn't say anything.
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> And it was no worse than the graphic self injury posts, either.
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> And people (including myself) don't always think to put trigger warnings on posts.
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