Wandering through PsychForums triggering

Has anyone else here got the problem that when they log in and are done reading through the forum that addresses their own need, they glance through a few of the others too?

I do that, and I have found it immensely damaging to my mood, some of the forums express ideas so extremely disturbing, yet I can't seem to stop looking. I think at this point the only solution may be to not visit any more, although I have found support when I have posted here.

Anyone else have this problem? That people with other diagnosis can trigger you just as well? Almost like being a bad influence on one another. I feel as the support I have received has kind of been cancelled out by the trauma of some of the stuff I've read in the more extreme forums, and here too sometimes. This is my own fault, for exposing myself to harmful ideas, not the fault of these forums.

I think visiting too often has had adverse affects on me, I was doing better before I became a regular visitor. Some of the things I came across were things I definitely did not need to know, and could live really well without. I believe recovery maybe is better on a need to know basis... else there may be a risk of cluttering your mind with unhealthy ideas that have no need to be there.

What have been you experiences?

Yeah don't go in the ASPD forum, it's pretty nasty.

Someone could feel the same way about this forum, too. Lord knows there's a reason I don't exactly bask in the company here... buuuut I guess it all comes down to not deliberately triggering yourself.

Iloveandhatebrains wrote:Yeah don't go in the ASPD forum, it's pretty nasty.

It also depends on what each of us is more susceptible to.... and sometimes you find out you are susceptible to things you didn't know you were susceptible to, which is an unpleasant experience.

Havoctoria wrote:Someone could feel the same way about this forum, too. Lord knows there's a reason I don't exactly bask in the company here... buuuut I guess it all comes down to not deliberately triggering yourself.

I did find it pretty triggering in here to begin with as well, but I think I became a little more desensitized, and that's maybe the problem - some things maybe a person should never become desensitized to. The way I see it, sensitivity is what acts as a gage when we are harming ourselves or others, and if we have made that indicator less responsive....

At this point, I think it is better for me to stop visiting PsychForums altogether for this reason, for me, it is a good thing not to not be familiar with a plethora of extreme disturbances, unless it's your job or something - again, a need to know basis. I need to stop being nosy regarding things that add nothing to my life, indeed which are detracting from my peace of mind in a lot of ways by triggering anxiety, fear, phobias, horror, and all sorts of things which I really don't need to add to my own plate, which is pretty full already.

If I or someone close to me has a problem, seeks help, and is diagnosed by someone who is expert in that field, then yes I should read those forums to get a better handle on things, if however I am reading them for "just in case" or "let me see if I have this thing too" or "let me find out why people do (insert disturbing act here) such and such", then I am feeding my own mental illness rather than alleviating it. It's been a temptation I have found hard to resist, and I think I need to stop visiting because the harm is outweighing the help for me, due to my own lack of control over what I read.

I see the mind like a pristine piece of fragile absorbent glass, it absorbs and reflects back whatever it is exposed to, to whatever degree of exposure that may be - light and fleeting or extreme and consistent... I think there is a part of us very that is very clean and pure, and it is our lives, the things we see, hear, do, all of our senses and intuitions, which construct its colours and shapes, its texture, whether it is soft or hard, dense or light mass, and that this construction and molding continues for as long as we are alive. The level of pristine which remains, as a consequence the duty of responsibility to the more fragile facets of ourselves we did/did not undertake (when we are able to do so).

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Hi guys.I was very disturbed by some of the forums I ended up in when I first joined also,although I never went searching through them.My problem is I use my phone alot.Different forums show up in my phone feeds randomly.Out of curiosity I would click into some of them then.Now I dont.Certain forums trigger me and I just avoid them.I have found that I have not become desencitized..but actually more sensitive to peoples illnesses,and a deeper sense of understanding,as there are some amazingly helpful and knowledgeable people on this site.But you have to do what works for you.Certain areas..posts..replies can be very triggering..as can blogs and such..But on that being said,I can say for myself that I have found this site helpful..alot of kind people...alot of knowledgeable people/info...and I hope you find peace and happiness in life...I hope we all do.XX (-:

Even in life in general we need to be careful who we associate with.....I went to high school with a friend (who has several masters degrees and a doctorate) that had studied neuro-psychology. And she told me a few years ago that 'we [humans] influence each other more than we realize'....I could not agree with her more...

I am a regular aspd poster and constantly browse other sections too. I try to treat each section according to what the people there need. I am not easily triggered, but i do avoid some topics rather then forums.
For me, i post in aspd because of several reasons, one of them being the fact i am a pretty reserved person and i wanted a forum where i can open up in my style. When i feel ready to help, i go anywhere!

If you find other topics/forums triggering, or even this one at times, maybe you could make a plan on what and when to visit and not allow yourself to read triggering things when you feel vulnerable. There is always a ''for fun'' section too

Sorry you feel that way. I hope I never said anything that made you uncomfortable. I sometimes say bitter things directed at no one in particular, but it seems to upset some people. I'm trying to be better.

I also struggle with things online triggering me. I had a really hard time when I first started posting. Worse thing I realized I've sometimes lashed out in anger and counter-triggered other people, way more than I ever meant to.

each forum here on psychforums is like their own little "family." While each forum runs under the general guidelines of the forum rules, the personalities that make up each forum can be completely different. I think that is one good thing about all of the different forums and sub forums. Everyone can find their own "home" that makes them feel comfortable and gives them what they need. It can be a bit jarring at first to visit another forum and see how different it is to your own "home" here in the BPD forum. This is what you feel comfortable with, and that's okay. Let's just make sure that we don't bash other forums on this one. Each of them are their own "homes" to someone.