A phrase posted at the beginning of various posts, articles, or blogs. Its purpose is to warn people with issues such as PTSD, Depression, Suicidal thoughts/behaviors, past drug/alcohol addictions or victims of things like Rape and Abuse that there is content ahead that may trigger a traumatic flashback or could possibly even make them want to harm themselves ahead. Sometimes, for people who have harmed themselves in the past, just one picture or post about self-harm can make them want to harm themselves again.
Trigger warning are necessary before posts that have to do with traumatic events, such as rape, cutting, suicide, drug use, and other PTSD influencing subject matter. They should never be used as a joke or joked about (unless you are around people you know will not be triggered by it).
Trigger warning are necessary before posts that have to do with traumatic events, such as rape, cutting, suicide, drug use, and other PTSD influencing subject matter. They should never be used as a joke or joked about (unless you are around people you know will not be triggered by it).
Before posting a picture of someone cutting themselves, one might include the phrase "Trigger Warning" before the post.
by SunnyDaylily November 29, 2015
"Hey dude, that chick got all offended because I pronounced her name wrong"
"Yeah man, shes trigger happy."
"Yeah man, shes trigger happy."
by Marlanner March 13, 2017
A trigger warning is a phrase included before a story, video, picture, etc. It's used to warn people of triggering words or pictures. For example, if someone has PTSD or MDD, this could be posted if it uses suicidal thoughts, or a traumatic experience. Some people say this is for oversensitive people, but is actually very useful if the story/picture/video has actual triggering words/scenes/thoughts. Can also be abbreviated to TW.
by Nicole+ May 02, 2015
by DeezNuts.EXE September 07, 2016
A trigger warning is when something may make you feel emotional, like mad and upset
So at the start of a text, video, etc it my say 'trigger warning', it alerts the viewer that the content may make them feel ashamed, have a break down, etc.
the moral is that if you see trigger warning, just be prepared that your emotions may escape your mind :)
So at the start of a text, video, etc it my say 'trigger warning', it alerts the viewer that the content may make them feel ashamed, have a break down, etc.
the moral is that if you see trigger warning, just be prepared that your emotions may escape your mind :)
Example
If a video says trigger warning it may show suicide content, death content, racism, rape, etc
If a video says trigger warning it may show suicide content, death content, racism, rape, etc
by define me hoe January 06, 2018
the REAL name of a REAL fish!!! the niger triggerfish is probably one of the funniest names for a fish species other than the black crappie!!! wow, whoever made up the names for these species wasn't racist at all!
bob: hey i was doing some research for my science project and guess what, there is a species of fish called the NIGER TRIGGER!
frank: yea, well guess what species of fish im doing my project on, the BLACK CRAPPIE
frank: yea, well guess what species of fish im doing my project on, the BLACK CRAPPIE
by saminsanity April 10, 2009
A person(s) who defends a person with triggers (or other mental issues) or attempts to pre-warn others to someone's trigger. While valid, it can often backfire on the person doing the defending as they can be seen as a White Knight.
Steve, Monica's Trigger Guard, told everyone to stop posting pictures from Five Nights at Freddy's because it was one of her triggers.
by morganskye December 17, 2014