General triggers

  • The song Closer by Nine Inch Nails

  • Talk of unintentional fires/housefires in detail

  • Unexpected loud noises

  • High-pitched noises

  • Yelling and screaming in a negative manner or unexpectedly

  • Cat death past just mentions

  • Having things taken/ripped from my hands without permission

  • Pictures of me without permission

  • “What the hell are you watching/playing/etc.” to something I seem to like or just looking at something I like negatively, calling it cringe, etc.

  • Certain NSFW jokes (light ones like “your mom”, cock, & cum jokes r fine)

  • NSFW, especially if it involves minors or people i know in any way. mentions included if it is in a serious manner & not joking

  • Jokes/talk about me being pregnant, some jokes about pregnancy

Disassociation triggers

  • Jokes or talking about being in a simulation, about nothing being real

  • Being told I’m not here/not real/dreaming

  • Being told something is coming for me or going to get me

  • Overstimulation

  • Stress

  • Literally just napping or being sleepy (sometimes)

Compulsion triggers

  • Anything about things stabbing eyes or removal- vague talk of removal is okay, do not use the word “gouge” or show imagery of eye related gore.

  • Anything about fingernails or toenails coming off, bent back, bleeding under nails, or things being under them

  • Being licked or having spit on me from dogs or humans

Tic triggers

  • Repetitive tapping

  • Chewing noises

  • Overstimulation (primarily auditory)

Paranoia triggers

  • Stalking mentions

  • Emergency alert system alarms/some sirens

  • Analog horror

  • “I’m in your walls”/“I’m watching you”

  • Realistic thuds like running or knocking in videos

  • Sleeping with the door open

  • Windows at night

Discomforts

  • Close ups of real/realistic eyes

  • Animal abuse

How to help

  • Note ; you do not have to help me. This is for anyone who would like to.

  • Be gentle with me

  • Ask me how I’m feeling

  • Ask me if I feel like I’m regressing

  • Tell me to drink water

  • Tell me it’s okay to cry if I’m crying

  • Validate me

  • Try to distract me by talking about things like my special interests with me

  • Comfort me

  • Listen

  • If someone has said something to make me upset, please let them know for me if requested

  • If I am actively engaging with something distressing to me, tell me to stop

  • If I am disassociating or panicking, try to help ground me

  • Tell me to take deep breaths

  • If I am paranoid, reality check me (tell me the things coming for me aren’t real and I’m safe)

  • If I’m regressing, tell me it’s okay that it’s happening