RabbitHeartedHuman

Do you know what really grinds my gears? Triggers my pistol, floods my bathtub, etc.
          	People.
          	Wattpad writers, specifically.
          	Who write mature, triggering content -which is all well and good when it helps you - but then at the end of the chapter triggers state in the notes "this chapter was really triggering to write..." Etc, etc. Like?? What?? You claim you're writing this book to help your mental health and then you write and post chapters that are intensely graphic and triggering for you, the writer? Please, for the love of Velociraptor Jesus; don't write self-triggering content! That's not self-care, and the only reasons in my opinion to write self-triggering content is when you're in a very/fairly recovered and stable headspace mentally, and it advances your plot, and it makes sense and is a plot you wish to publish. Otherwise, you're just hurting yourself! You're also more likely to fall out of love and inspiration for your story and plot if you mentally have to distance yourself from the triggers you write, and therefore are also subconsciously removing yourself from the book to keep your brain safe. Or, you run the risk of inserting yourself too much into the story to the point where you get so overwhelmed with your plot and trauma that you end up re-traumatizing/re-triggering yourself constantly, and then have to stop due to poor mental health! 
          	Please, young angsty Wattpad writers, put the proverbial gas mask on your brain and mental health first, not on your followers and readers, it doesn't matter what a stranger on Wattpad thinks, what matter is your own mental health and wellbeing! Protect yourselves!

JoKleiss

@ RabbitHeartedHuman  you are so right, when I write triggering content it is only for venting and making me feel better, but I have seen authors making a notes at the end of the chapter saying this had triggered them, I may be an hypocrite, but if it triggers you just don't write it!
          	  if you want to write a poem about it to vent that's good, you do you, but if it is triggering you avoid it as much as possible, since I know how hard it is and all of that
          	  ~Jo
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RabbitHeartedHuman

Do you know what really grinds my gears? Triggers my pistol, floods my bathtub, etc.
          People.
          Wattpad writers, specifically.
          Who write mature, triggering content -which is all well and good when it helps you - but then at the end of the chapter triggers state in the notes "this chapter was really triggering to write..." Etc, etc. Like?? What?? You claim you're writing this book to help your mental health and then you write and post chapters that are intensely graphic and triggering for you, the writer? Please, for the love of Velociraptor Jesus; don't write self-triggering content! That's not self-care, and the only reasons in my opinion to write self-triggering content is when you're in a very/fairly recovered and stable headspace mentally, and it advances your plot, and it makes sense and is a plot you wish to publish. Otherwise, you're just hurting yourself! You're also more likely to fall out of love and inspiration for your story and plot if you mentally have to distance yourself from the triggers you write, and therefore are also subconsciously removing yourself from the book to keep your brain safe. Or, you run the risk of inserting yourself too much into the story to the point where you get so overwhelmed with your plot and trauma that you end up re-traumatizing/re-triggering yourself constantly, and then have to stop due to poor mental health! 
          Please, young angsty Wattpad writers, put the proverbial gas mask on your brain and mental health first, not on your followers and readers, it doesn't matter what a stranger on Wattpad thinks, what matter is your own mental health and wellbeing! Protect yourselves!

JoKleiss

@ RabbitHeartedHuman  you are so right, when I write triggering content it is only for venting and making me feel better, but I have seen authors making a notes at the end of the chapter saying this had triggered them, I may be an hypocrite, but if it triggers you just don't write it!
            if you want to write a poem about it to vent that's good, you do you, but if it is triggering you avoid it as much as possible, since I know how hard it is and all of that
            ~Jo
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RabbitHeartedHuman

I just want to thank the 26 people that follow me and read my writing, y'all are amazing! Also, if you want you can help me to decide what to write next by commenting the corresponding number below this announcement.
          
          Options for what you want to see:
          1. More frequent updates on Mental Illness Poetry (MIP)
          
          2. Same unposted update schedule for MIP, as well as revising and updating in Life so Terminal or a new book with similar themes.
          
          3. Same MIP update schedule, more original LGBTQ content (I'm thinking a plot with a bunch of intersectionalities such as many characters of colour, nonbinary pepes, trans pepes, lesbian/gay/bi/pan/ace romance, different disabilities as well as mental illnesses in characters who are not antagonists).
          
          4. Same MIP updates, with a new book giving personalities/characters to my mental illness/physical illness and have them argue/converse/interact with each other. It would be told in a funny way, most of the stuff I have written for that is comedic because I use humour to deal with my illnesses. I would not insert any illnesses I do not have/had in the past as I feel that would be disrespectful.
          
          
          In the end I'll decide but it would be nice to get input!

RabbitHeartedHuman

It's Pride Month, anything I write this month will be HELLA GAY because I am HELLA GAY and also VERY ACE because I am asexual and hate writing kissing or sex scenes. Also I noticed I have a huge lack of homoromantic characters, and an over population of straight people. Also, I want to include more racial diversity because looking over some of my old stuff makes me want to gag because everyone is super white and also super boring. Editing is happening my friends, never fear!

RabbitHeartedHuman

Heyy so I just read through my books and it's obvious I need to 1. UPDATE!, and 2. Revise! So along with posting stuff I am slowly editing old stuff and then adding to them. I sincerely apologize for how dramatic some of these are. You can tell I wrote some of these 5 years ago. No posting schedule as of yet, but may post one in the coming weeks once I've finished some school courses.