Comments on: Trigger me http://mamavision.com/2007/08/24/trigger-me/ Love me or hate me I'm going to be here. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: anonymous http://mamavision.com/2007/08/24/trigger-me/#comment-15015 anonymous Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:32:34 +0000 http://mamavision.com/2007/08/24/trigger-me/#comment-15015 we may have awhile back. I seem to remember we disagreed on a lot of stuff, but that's ok. I don't mean to come across as overly harsh or critcal, but sometimes, I just strongly feel that MV contradicts herself and doesn't practice what she preaches. But, that's me. I know she's well intentioned, but I think there has to come a point where someone says wait a minute... I think you are crossing the line here and being hypocritical and misinformed. The media DOES NOT CAUSE EATING DISORDERS, nor does SJP, and whether or not she has one is really her private beeswax until she chooses to speak out about it. Unfortunately, she doesn't share my view and that's fine too, but I am not going to sit back and not call her out on this stuff when she does it. we may have awhile back. I seem to remember we disagreed on a lot of stuff, but that’s ok. I don’t mean to come across as overly harsh or critcal, but sometimes, I just strongly feel that MV contradicts herself and doesn’t practice what she preaches. But, that’s me. I know she’s well intentioned, but I think there has to come a point where someone says wait a minute… I think you are crossing the line here and being hypocritical and misinformed. The media DOES NOT CAUSE EATING DISORDERS, nor does SJP, and whether or not she has one is really her private beeswax until she chooses to speak out about it.

Unfortunately, she doesn’t share my view and that’s fine too, but I am not going to sit back and not call her out on this stuff when she does it.

]]> By: Nats http://mamavision.com/2007/08/24/trigger-me/#comment-15008 Nats Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:51:47 +0000 http://mamavision.com/2007/08/24/trigger-me/#comment-15008 Anon, have we spoken before by any chance?? Nats Anon, have we spoken before by any chance??

Nats

]]> By: anonymous http://mamavision.com/2007/08/24/trigger-me/#comment-14999 anonymous Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:56:56 +0000 http://mamavision.com/2007/08/24/trigger-me/#comment-14999 Another thought on the trigger issue. As one poster mentioned, as an IP, they were not allowed to read fashion magazines, etc, because they are considered a bad influence and not cathartic. In an in patient setting, I think this is a wise practice. The same was true for me IP- no fashion magazines, no ed books, no diet articles. Whether or not you can tolerate these things after discharge, in recovery or not, without being triggered is very individial to each person. None of these things trigger me- I'd say as other people have mentioned, that stress is probably my biggest trigger. However, I do think that most therapists treating eating disorders tend to discourage their ed patients from actively seeking out these types of images. This is not to say that you can't ever avoid a billboard or the skinny celeb on the cover of People while on line at CVS, but like many people have said, you don't have to pick it up, just like an alcoholic at a party doesn't have to have a glass of wine. While these images do not bother me, I can understand that they bother and trigger others. My problem with MV posting these images is that this is supposed to be a pro-recovery website, and she actively seeks out these images and posts them, making unrelenting commentary on how skinny they are. I understand why she does this, which is to send a message that people who look like that are not healthy. I have two problems with this: 1.) depending upon the person viewing it and what stage they are in in their ed, they might not be able to see that the person in the photo is unhealthy and aspire to look like them. This is a behavior that she is always criticizing, and rightfully so, but by intentionally choosing to post these images, she is inviting people to do just that, as 2 posts on her SJP post reflect. It really doesn't matter that any pro-anna person can find these images anywhere. It's the contradiction in her message. 2.) While I understand that she is not an expert, she does consider herself a role model and activist against eating disorders, and by posting these pictures, she is going against the mainstream of what most professional ed experts encourage their clients and patients to avoid when possible. It is impossible to avoid such images in this society, but it is possible to LIMIT the exposure to them by not reading that diet ad, or how Jennifer Aniston got her body article. I think that is sound, practical advice and just plain common sense. I don't think any therapist suggests that a person with ED live in a bubble, but there are ways to control triggers w/ very hard work and motivation. No one claims it is easy. For me, and this is my opinion, MV posting these images is less so about triggers, but more about a responsibility to bear in mind what professionals who treat Eds discourage from focusing on. Another thought on the trigger issue. As one poster mentioned, as an IP, they were not allowed to read fashion magazines, etc, because they are considered a bad influence and not cathartic. In an in patient setting, I think this is a wise practice. The same was true for me IP- no fashion magazines, no ed books, no diet articles. Whether or not you can tolerate these things after discharge, in recovery or not, without being triggered is very individial to each person.

None of these things trigger me- I’d say as other people have mentioned, that stress is probably my biggest trigger. However, I do think that most therapists treating eating disorders tend to discourage their ed patients from actively seeking out these types of images.
This is not to say that you can’t ever avoid a billboard or the skinny celeb on the cover of People while on line at CVS, but like many people have said, you don’t have to pick it up, just like an alcoholic at a party doesn’t have to have a glass of wine.

While these images do not bother me, I can understand that they bother and trigger others. My problem with MV posting these images is that this is supposed to be a pro-recovery website, and she actively seeks out these images and posts them, making unrelenting commentary on how skinny they are. I understand why she does this, which is to send a message that people who look like that are not healthy.

I have two problems with this:

1.) depending upon the person viewing it and what stage they are in in their ed, they might not be able to see that the person in the photo is unhealthy and aspire to look like them. This is a behavior that she is always criticizing, and rightfully so, but by intentionally choosing to post these images, she is inviting people to do just that, as 2 posts on her SJP post reflect. It really doesn’t matter that any pro-anna person can find these images anywhere. It’s the contradiction in her message.

2.) While I understand that she is not an expert, she does consider herself a role model and activist against eating disorders, and by posting these pictures, she is going against the mainstream of what most professional ed experts encourage their clients and patients to avoid when possible. It is impossible to avoid such images in this society, but it is possible to LIMIT the exposure to them by not reading that diet ad, or how Jennifer Aniston got her body article. I think that is sound, practical advice and just plain common sense. I don’t think any therapist suggests that a person with ED live in a bubble, but there are ways to control triggers w/ very hard work and motivation. No one claims it is easy.

For me, and this is my opinion, MV posting these images is less so about triggers, but more about a responsibility to bear in mind what professionals who treat Eds discourage from focusing on.

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