TV trigger warnings can make us MORE stressed as alerts are now used regularly in documentaries and even soaps

Late Night TV Watching

Last month, as I settled down to binge on my favourite Netflix drama, a startling message flashed up on screen. Before the first episode, the actors went out of character and earnestly issued the following statement: ‘This programme contains content some viewers may find distressing.’

A special website, they said, had been created to help us cope with the sensitive ‘themes’ that may arise.

My evening wind-down routine had suddenly become stressful. My heart rate began to thunder and my fingertips tingled as I anticipated the disturbing scenes I was supposedly about to witness.

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