There is stuff I can’t talk about here because people I know irl and people who I know online have various triggers related to those topics being brought up.

And as much as I get how sucky triggers are, I also gotta ask, why should I be silenced in discussing my own fucking life to protect other people for their triggers? Where is the line between hurting people I know and muzzling myself about my life experiences?

I’ll probably get shit for writing this from many of these people but honestly, it needs to be fucking said.

How am I supposed to articulate what I’ve faced and my own life and experiences if too many people are trying to limit what I’m saying about my life because they either had a role in those experiences or have had trauma associated with experiences like those and ergo have triggers that make me talking about that stuff a problem?

Because I am seriously tired of being silenced. So where’s the middle ground?

Edit: I’m not ranting at anyone. I’m not targeting anyone specifically. I’m using examples from my life to make a general point. If you want to respond but don’t want to feel exposed, you can ask box me and request no feed response. This isn’t one of those “one is clearly right, one is clearly wrong” sort of questions. It’s a dilemma. I’d like some solutions that don’t fuck over anyone.