Let’s Talk About What a Trauma Trigger Actually Is

The overuse of “triggered” incorrectly is worsening mental health crises for people with PTSD

Sezin Koehler
4 min readFeb 10, 2020

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Thanks to way too many bad-faith actors online and off, the important psychological term of “triggered” as relates to trauma and PTSD has had its actual meaning twisted almost past recognition. Getting upset because someone…

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Sezin Koehler

Lankan/Lithuanian American TCK writing about pop culture sociology, horror media, and PTSD. Rotten Tomatoes-approved film/TV critic. Frida and Keanu devotee.