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** Contrasting with [[spoilder: Kankri]] and his tendency to treat any potentially unpleasant topic like a high-level trigger whether or not anyone present actually experiences it as such, [[spoiler: Dave]] describes living with true PTSD triggers from [[spoiler: his abusive childhood of constant attacks, neglect, and smuppets. Specifically, physical confrontation, metallic noises, and the sight of blood trigger his flashbacks.]]

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', [[spoiler: Karkat's ancestor/double Kankri]] is a parody of a social justice warrior on Tumblr. He tries to be sensitive to the triggers of others except he'll bring up the trigger first and then apologize in the most patronizing way possible. Paraphrased example: [[spoiler: Latula, Terezi's ancestor/double can't smell. Kankri talks about how something smells then apologizes for triggering and insulting her (it doesn't, and she's actually amused by it), and congratulates her on being able to do so much despite not being able to smell and also being a girl.]]

Compare the BanOnPolitics (an attempt at handling a near-universal BerserkButton), the NuclearWeaponsTaboo, TriggerPhrase, and TooSoon. Not to be confused with {{Squick}} which may be unsettling, but is not a psychological trigger. Or the animation company, Creator/StudioTrigger, made up of former ''Gainax'' employees. If you were looking for a Tigger Warning go [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh here]].

'''Do not put trigger warnings on any TVTropes pages other than FanFicRecommendations.''' Works that have full pages should already indicate the existence of triggering content in the description or trope list in a natural way, and a trope's description should be a good indication of whether or not there will be any significant triggering content in its examples.

Compare the BanOnPolitics (an attempt at handling a near-universal BerserkButton), the NuclearWeaponsTaboo, TriggerPhrase, and TooSoon. Not to be confused with {{Squick}} which may be unsettling, but is not a psychological trigger. Or the animation company, Creator/StudioTrigger, made up of former ''Gainax'' employees. If you were looking for a Tigger Warning go [[WinnieThePooh here]].

* Henrietta from ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' is normally very [[DissonantSerenity stoic and calm]] whenever she's on a mission. Late into the manga, [[spoiler:after she had been reconditioned to the point where she is basically an emotionalless robot]], a man in a ski-mask ends up on top of her. This triggers the severely traumatic [[RapeAsBackstory rape]] and murder of her parents incident years prior, a memory which was supposed to be deleted when she originally became a cyborg but apparently was only repressed. She goes into [[BerserkButton a rage]] and [[spoiler:ends up shooting her handler. As Jose is dying, and she suddenly regained her old personality and memories, they decide to [[SuicidePact kill each other]]]].
* In ''UchuuKyoudai'', [[spoiler: Hibito]] develops a panic disorder after he [[spoiler: almost suffocates in his space suit on the moon. After he returns to earth, he has a panic attack any time he's in a space suit or even thinks about being in one.]]

* In the first issue of ''[[ComicBook/{{Batgirl2011}} Batgirl]]'', Barbara Gordon, who only recently recovered from being paralyzed after [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke being shot by]] TheJoker, freezes up when a villain points his gun at the exact spot where she was shot previously.

* In ''FanFic/TheFifthAct'', being [[PeggySue sent to the past] is not good for Cloud's emotional health. Pretty much everything and everyone he interacts with forces a flashback or pushes a BerserkButton or otherwise reminds him of his past. He starts getting frequent BadDreams as a result.

** For example, [[InnocentInsensitive Sephiroth]] tries to egg him into a fight by calling him a puppet to make fun of Cloud's ExtremeDoormat nature, not knowing that's the absolute worst thing that he can call him. Cloud attacks him in a blind fury.
* In ''FanFic/SwingingPendulum'', Ichigo avoids visiting the Shiba compound as much as possible so he won't end up [[PeggySue seeing his young father,]] who died in his original timeline. During a family dinner, Ichigo gets triggered into an emotional breakdown when he sees his [[CallForwardfather joke about needing an extremely patient woman if he ever gets married and describing what kind of kids he wants]].

* In ''Manga/{{Kotoura-san}}'', being called a "[[YouMonster monster]]" is a ''severe'' trigger that causes Kotoura's hard-earned sense of self-worth and happiness to crumble, reverting her to her original pessimistic and broken persona--one that is caused, due to [[BreakTheCutie a decade of emotional trauma]], her [[InternalizedCategorism thinking herself as a monster as what people say]], until relatively recently.

Compare the BanOnPolitics (an attempt at handling a near-universal BerserkButton), the NuclearWeaponsTaboo, TriggerPhrase, and TooSoon. Not to be confused with {{Squick}} which may be unsettling, but is not a psychological trigger. Or the animation company, ''Trigger'', made up of former ''Gainax'' employees. If you were looking for a Tigger Warning go [[WinnieThePooh here]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': After the events at the end of season 3, Korra [[spoiler: clearly has a major case of PTSD to work through, and every time she's placed in a combat situation risks a paralyzing flashback to Zaheer poisoning and asphyxiating her.]]

* ''{{Rise}}'', an OriginalCharacter tournament game, has one of these for almost every character.

Compare the BanOnPolitics (an attempt at handling a near-universal BerserkButton), the NuclearWeaponsTaboo, TriggerPhrase, and TooSoon. Not to be confused with {{Squick}} which may be unsettling, but is not a psychological trigger. If you were looking for a Tigger Warning go [[WinnieThePooh here]].

* In an episode of ''Series/Mulaney'', Lou has Vietnam War-style flashbacks of a failed improv comedy routine for the USO whenever he hears the words "man down".

* In ''Film/TheMuppets'' (2011), they find Animal in a therapy session to control his aggressive impulses. Turns out "drums" is a trigger word for him, to no one's surprise. It's also one for JackBlack.

* in ''UchuuKyoudai'', [[spoiler: Hibito]] develops a panic disorder after he [[spoiler: almost suffocates in his space suit on the moon. After he returns to earth, he has a panic attack any time he's in a space suit or even thinks about being in one.]]

* ''WebVideo/AttackOnTitanAbridged'' has Titans as Eren's trigger.

* The action of the film ''Franchise/RamboFirstBlood'' is started by the main character having a PTSD flashback in police custody.

* The action of the film ''Film/RamboFirstBlood'' is started by the main character having a PTSD flashback in police custody.