people have asked for trigger warnings whenever i show my scars and here are a few reasons why i don’t oblige: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌸 it furthers stigmatization 🌸 bodies do not need TW 🌸 our activations are up to us to manage ourselves 🌸 i don’t give TW in real life when i wear t shirts, so i won’t do them on the internet ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ this is surprisingly a very polarizing topic. i rarely even talk about the incredibly dark and formative period of my life where i SH and yet the minute that i say i’m comfortable with my scars the minute people ask for a trigger warning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ there is nothing explicit, violent or disturbing about my body. i will never ever ever put a warning label on it because it makes someone else uncomfortable. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ for years i wore long sleeves and felt embarrassed and so scared that i would make others feel a way if they saw them. for years i hid. for years i was ashamed. for years i thought i could never work in a professional environment with my scars showing. for years i thought that i would tattoo over them so i wouldn’t have to see or think about them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ those years are gone and in learning to love my body i now love my scars and i still cannot believe the freedom that i feel wearing sleeveless dresses and t shirts. feeling the sun on my arm and letting someone witness me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and what is love if it’s not sacred witnessing? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸 - @bohemianbloomss