“I normally have little regard for trigger warnings, but on this occasion, imagine that my words are prefaced with every trigger warning ever” is a very unhelpful warning. Taken literally, it implies you are warning for diet talk, pictures of spiders, sudden loud noises, people’s faces, flashing gifs, sex, curse words, and a detailed description of how to commit suicide; zero of these things are in your piece. In general, I think trigger warnings should have a brief and non-vivid description of the potentially triggering content, in order to allow readers to make an informed decision. For example, you might say “trigger warning: vivid description of death and the suffering and thoughts associated with chronic illness.”
“I normally have little regard for trigger warnings, but on this occasion, imagine that my words are prefaced with every trigger warning ever” is a very unhelpful warning. Taken literally, it implies you are warning for diet talk, pictures of spiders, sudden loud noises, people’s faces, flashing gifs, sex, curse words, and a detailed description of how to commit suicide; zero of these things are in your piece. In general, I think trigger warnings should have a brief and non-vivid description of the potentially triggering content, in order to allow readers to make an informed decision. For example, you might say “trigger warning: vivid description of death and the suffering and thoughts associated with chronic illness.”