Kaenneth, unless you had an incredibly traumatic juice experience in your past, I don't think you quite understand what PTSD can be like. Simply thinking about what caused it can cause all sorts of problems (in some sufferers). And yes, exposing yourself to triggers will probably help over time, but a disregard for the fact people can be affected by these triggers will exacerbate it because unwilling exposure to that sort of thing generally makes things worse.
It's like fears. If you're scared of, say, spiders, and someone shoves you into a pit full of them, it'll probably cause you to have a panic attack instead of stop it affecting you. Exposure NEEDS to be volutary.
I never had berry juice before I had the Cranberry flavored chemotherapy drug making me feel like I was about to vomit for several months in a row, burning skin, bleeding sores, weakened immune system, aching joints, headaches, light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, standing for an hour on the edge of a balcony, thinking of just jumping off to make the side effects of the medication stop...
Before that I used to think that if I died and went to hell it wouldn't be so bad, because at least I would continue to exist instead of ceasing to exist. Now I would rather cease to exist than go through that again.
@kaenneth
* kaijyuu has no words.
I guess I'll just point out the most important part of your post:
I'm no expert
I guess I feel your post emphasizes personal responsibility on the part of the victim but completely ignores other people's responsibility to them because of their condition (IE, simple courtesy and not twisting metaphorical knives).
It's impossible to keep up with what might trigger anyone, I
literally not
figuratively once threw up because a radio DJ mentioned 'The Cranberries' music group. I didn't call the station to complain.
I don't make a habit of overusing the 'r' word, I don't find (most) rape jokes funny, I don't think anyone (even felony prisoners) deserve it, I don't use it to describe other acts, like winning in a video game.
I think having 'safe zones' like forums for sexual assault victims with extra caution is fine. All I'm saying is that you can't expect
everyone to filter their language
all the time to avoid anything that
might trigger someone, since everything offends
somebody.