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After all the sort of half-measures I was taking while writing my game script, reading "they're  not omnipresent (devs)" makes me feel a bit relaxed.

I don't mean to mock in any way, but I wanted to say that since I was a kid I've gotten to play video games not suitable for my age that went a bit beyond typical GTA stuff, dealing with dark themes and usually having anime aesthetics, I guess that's why I have very few sensibilities in fictional works, and the ones I do have are more like annoyances that last 5-15 minutes and I forget about them.

That's why I wanted to know more about this, I count on my colleagues to tell me things in my scripts that are dark (bad done dark, normal dark) than necessary or don't fit, and I didn't realize it. If a trauma survivor says these words to me, I guess I'll go with 'blood, violence, nudity, drugs, sexual themes and strong language. Recommended for mature audiences only' that should do it, right? I half copied from the Persona 5 agecheck on steam.

Forgive me if I did something wrong in these lines by talking to a trauma survivor, I'm just touching the surface of this whole topic and I want to know more. Thanks for your opinion in this subject!

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it's ok, worrying about us is useless because you don't know what our brains will associate with the trauma.
I like my media gory, grim  sexual and realistic, and the fact that I survived abuse only makes the abuser's punishment more satisfying at times.
One of my triggers is the sound of kisses. Would anyone, ever, assume that's what triggers me? no.

I can assure you other trauma survivors also learned to live with their own triggers at some point. Humans adapt and survive, it's our natural feat.

The warnings you're using are ok, people will always complain no mater how well you do it, so just do it.

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"Humans adapt and survive, it's our natural feat." sounds very powerful and inspiring, thank you for your words.