Could people guide me what #cw tags I should put? I see a lot of people do it for food, some even for selfies which had never even fazed me as a trigger.
Any guide or rough ideas?
Could people guide me what #cw tags I should put? I see a lot of people do it for food, some even for selfies which had never even fazed me as a trigger.
Any guide or rough ideas?
@stars these are the ones that come to mind:
- food
- different phobias (Trypophobia, Thalassophobia, Arachnophobia)
- eye contact
- mental health
- twitter/birdsite
- spammy content
- politics
its important to know that CWs aren't only used for triggers, but also just to summarise posts and allow people to skip what they dont want to see. for example, i see a "self promotion" cw on my feed right now.

@stars Your instance will usually have rules about what specific topics that you’re required/recommended to use a CW for. Some instances are stricter than others in that regard.
Many people also use CWs as a subject line/joke, to auto-collapse long posts, because they’re shy, etc. Basically, something that’s behind a CW isn’t necessarily something that the OP considers to be a sensitive subject.
Beyond that, it’s up to you!