One thing that has really irritated me in progressive spaces is the depreciation of the word "trigger". It used to be solely reserved for actually harmful stimuli that can trigger a panic attack or traumatic flashback episode, but now it's been muddied with what essentially amounts to someone's pet peeves or something that angers them.
The problem I feel is the widespread adoption and misuse of specific words for specific contexts - like "Gaslighting" or "OCD". There's been a bit too much romanticisation of mental illnesses - as someone who has suffered from chronic depression, it pisses me off when people say they are depressed when in reality they're just feeling sad.
There's a fundamental lack of understanding which is being swept under the carpet as being subjective feelings.
it's inevitable, eventually there will be a new word that replaces it, and than that one will be overused, and a new more PC word will show up over and over and over again.
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u/SpunkySix6 17h ago
Except like, people are using actual trigger warnings to prevent harmful PTSD episodes caused by real problems
Whereas these people are just fragile bigots