Posted by Maria01 on August 13, 2007, at 19:44:54
In reply to Re: Trigger 'Trigger' » Sigismund, posted by Tamar on August 13, 2007, at 18:18:38
I read Sigismund's comment, and don't find it offensive. One of the faults of psychology, and psychoanalysis in particular, is that it tends to pathologize nearly every thought and action, up to and including things that can also be seen as beneficial. In other words, psychoanalysis can really take things too seriously...in my opinion. Every thought, movtive, action, inaction, etc. is seen and interpreted with such gravity and seriousness. Maybe designating things as triggering fell into that realm for sigismund? Hard to tell. At any rate, the comment was a good one because it presented a different side of the issue.
We could also flip the script and see triggers as potentially informative...i.e. "I'm not the only one who feels that way," etc.
The declaration of triggers as "nonesense" was not a personal attack, so it might help to keep that in mind. It's only an opinion.
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