Posted by Larry Hoover on March 5, 2006, at 19:30:16
In reply to Re: I had **TRIGGER** in the header, bit it truncat » Larry Hoover, posted by Gabbix2 on March 5, 2006, at 18:43:03
> I didn't know I could type text in the subject field that didn't copy over.....I am sure I had it in there.
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> You can't. It will stop automatically just like it did at *truncat*
> Lar, you really don't sound so good.I was sure I had put it in the subject line, wanting to follow my own guidelines, after all....I did type it in. I know I did, but I don't see any evidence of it now.
I'm deeply involved in this, Gabbster hon, but I think I'm doing okay. It's really hard to talk about, because I think the most common effect is to be silenced (although I might just be too stubborn to keep quiet). I'm probably discussing my own deepest vulnerability, so I am grateful for consideration thereof.
The multifaceted Zenster pointed out that some years ago, the very same descriptor had been put to use, in a similar plea for consideration.....the Sensitized, or variant thereof. Perhaps there is no such thing as a new idea, but I thought I had coined the concept myself. It is reassuring that I am somewhere close to the mark, and that I do not raise my voice alone.
So far, I hear support for a red flag icon. Similar to the yellow new icon or the green newbie icon, but red, a standard warning hue. And, I hear support for some topical information being included in the subject line. We can standardize those in many different ways, but I can see that a number of those suggestions have been really good ones. By moving the **TRIGGER** part out of the subject line (replaced by the red flag), there is surely ample room in the existing subject field to designate the theme of the content. Suggested content labels include:
[Substance Abuse]
[Childhood Sexual Abuse]...or simply
[Sexual Abuse] or [Sexual Assault]
[Cutting]? or the broader [Self Injury]?
[Suicidal Concern]? or simply [Suicide]?
[Physical Violence]? or just [Violence]?I pose this initial list as a starting point for the content descriptors we might list. Initials don't work....too many first letters in common, too important to get it wrong.
Lar
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