{"id":8045,"date":"2016-12-10T06:36:48","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T06:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2016\/12\/10\/readableposts-bisexualhenrycheng-like-theres\/"},"modified":"2016-12-10T06:36:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T06:36:48","slug":"readableposts-bisexualhenrycheng-like-theres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2016\/12\/10\/readableposts-bisexualhenrycheng-like-theres\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

readableposts<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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bisexualhenrycheng<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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like there\u2019s this whole thing in this book about how your brain grows stronger and healthier by practicing responding to stress in healthy ways,<\/p>\n

because if a stressor is predictable and you feel a sense of control over it, you habituate and stop reacting to it,<\/p>\n

but if it\u2019s random and unpredictable you have the opposite response and become sensitized, so your reaction actually gets more and more extreme.<\/p>\n

(if you hear a loud noise at predictable intervals you\u2019ll soon stop noticing or reacting, but if you hear it at random intervals you\u2019ll become sensitive to it and anxious.)<\/p>\n

so one way to help people who have adverse reactions to reminders of trauma is to give them control over how they\u2019re reminded of the trauma,<\/p>\n

because it helps the brain practice responding to stress in a safe way so you can habituate to the stress response.<\/p>\n

which is why if someone tags something for a trigger and you still choose to look,<\/p>\n

it\u2019s actually an act of healthy resistance against your reaction to that trigger (because it teaches your brain to habituate),<\/p>\n

but encountering something triggering in a random and unpredictable way actually increases your stress response and makes you more sensitive to the trigger.<\/p>\n

so people who are against trigger warnings because\u00a0\u201cyou have to learn to cope\u201d are actually taking away your tools for learning to cope,<\/p>\n

because encountering stressors in a way that further strips you of control over your trauma is never, ever helpful.<\/p>\n

it\u2019s a lot of stuff i kind of knew but integrated and explained with more context and science<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[spaces added and brief caps removed for accessibility]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Also why books about the tough stuff are extremely helpful. Fiction is our key to coping in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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