I have never been required to use a trigger warning and will always refuse. I have deep trauma and trigger warnings are highly insulting as if I’m not smart enough to know that this genre might trigger me.

If people don’t know that up front about creative nonfiction and memoir then that’s pretty sad. I hate being treated like I’m not smart enough to know these things. It’s a step away from censorship, because you’re gatekeeping what you think people can or can’t handle without knowing them.

I have no idea how trying to coddle me with a trigger warning makes me “safe.”

I have a severe trauma history and I don’t need to be condescended to with trigger warnings. But I guess this just isn’t for me. I wish you luck though.