Triggers And Squicks

Recently I had some cover art accepted for an anthology publication by Freaky Fountain. They are doing something really sensible and very interesting. A quote:

As (Freaky Fountain Press) releases may contain content that is “triggery” for some people, all FFP releases include a Trigger Warning page at the back of the book.

Further research deserves to be reblogged in the interest of public awareness, especially for those of us who write edgy erotic fiction. I would like to incorporate this into my pseudonymic erotica blogs if I don't think the presentation is too off-putting in itself. After all, part of the excitement of browsing edgy stuff on the net may be to some extent a surprise and psychological danger factor. The FFP statement on triggers and squicks:

"A 'trigger' is something that causes a particular person to re-experience some of the emotions or sensations of past trauma. Being “triggered” is when someone who has experienced psychological trauma in the past experiences psychological distress in the present upon reading, seeing, or hearing about something similar to their particular traumatic experience.

Due to the nature of Freaky Fountain content, some of our publications may have a higher risk of triggering people. As we want our readers to have the safest experience possible, we have provided a “trigger warning” list at the back of each book (check the Table of Contents for the exact page number). If you have known triggers, you have the option of scanning through the Trigger Warning list to see if there are any stories you may want to avoid.

(Please note that triggers are different from 'squicks.' Squicks may leave people feeling disgusted or mildly disturbed, but they are not psychologically traumatizing. Common squicks might be necrophilia, bestiality, or sex play involving unusual bodily fluids. We do not warn for squicks.)

The triggers we warn for are: domestic violence, child abuse, incest (consensual), incest (non-consensual), rape or dubious consent, drug and alcohol use, body issues/eating disorders, self-injury, cutting, extreme violence, and other common triggers."