#i shouldn't have to be so takenaback by triggers in a book bc there's no warnings

[oatmealdaydreams]

Ya know I want to see in books? Fuckin' trigger warnings.

I want it to be right before the damn Table of Contents and warn readers that "hey, this book has these things in it, so be careful".

I literally discovered a trigger of mine because of a book I was reading, because it didn't have a warning about The Triggering Thing.

Why do only fanfics have warnings on them? I feel like original books n such should also have trigger warnings. It doesn't have to be Big Fancy, it just needs a simple "this is what the book gots, be careful cause it may trigger you".

And no, trigger warnings aren't spoilers. They tell the reader what to expect that may hurt them, and that's it.

For example: major character death doesn't mention who dies or how or why or when, just that someone dies. Death is a trigger. It needs a warning. That way, if someone proceeds knowing there's death in there, they can mentally prepare to handle it so it doesn't cause significant harm to their mental being.

Put warnings in your novels and books and such.