I can't watch movies where incest is alluded to or any kind of child abuse takes place. I go into trauma. I also can't handle domestic violence scenes in movies.

The ironic thing is that I can watch zombie movies. lol Fantasy violence doesn't bother me.

yeah it makes me really uncomfortable too. i get really anxious and my mind starts to go a bit off.

Incest scenes are horrible for me.
They still instantly make me feel that dirty feeling.
My insides crawl, my skin crawls.
And I'm 33 years old.
I don't think I'll ever be truly free, and that really f'ing sucks.

This is a common thing, as the movie industry finds that sensationalizing extremes in human behavior classifies as entertainment and people will pay big bucks to see it. Unfortunately, many of the extremes in human behavior (and sometimes the "not-so-extreme") are what have gotten us to this point, so triggers being buried in movies are not only what producers are trying to do, they profit from it when it happens. (oops, sorry, some of my bitterness is showing here.)

What is happening is that the movie presents something realisitic enough to cause your triggers to pop. Yes this is common, and there are movies I simply cannot watch because of it. I can watch crime drama where domestic violence is involved and be moved to action or advocacy, but if I watch a sitcom in which bullying or other forms of verbal abuse is couched in the "entertainment" aspect of the show, then I get seriously triggered and angry. (Rosanne, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Office).

actually yes, i have this.. i can't watch movies where girls get hit or stuff like that... too hard... wow, thanks for posting this, i really thought i was the only one who felt this way!

Wow I feel a lot better knowing that this isn't just something I was over sensitive about.

I'm the same way...and not just with abuse or rape scenes, but pretty much anything sexual. I feel dirty and I get really nauseous. My friends just LOVE to make fun of me for it.

yes i feel the same way, sex, abuse, violence, incest, i ussaly leave movies like this halfway through, i try to stay but i get panic, hyperventilate, freak out....

Mine isn't sexual but physical if I watch a movie with someone putting their hands around someone's neck, or strangling them I feel very off! I want to change the channel and I feel freaked out! it takes me back like it is me. I feel sad, angry, scared, and for the next few days I fear for my life. As well as have vivid dreams.

movies and tv pretty much kill me :(

I have always had a hard time watching anything from a kiss scene to every form of violence. I do turn off the movie or leave the room...cover my eyes in a theater. As far as sex or kissing go it depends a lot on the movie. but still it always makes me feel like i am in some ones personal space. With violence of any kind even yelling...can not do it..Occasionally i will see some love /sex scene and i can go through it a little better. than I used to.

I thought people who can just watch with little reaction are pretty tuned out.

I have this exact same thing.

My trauma is sexual from a boyfriend and "medical" from the perspective of my parents dying one having been terminally ill and the circumstances in which I found him, and my mother having been an alcoholic and watching her "kill" herself.

I can't watch rape scenes or anything that eludes to it, nor can I watch medical dramas, or surgery shows. I just cant do it.

I tend to freak when I see rape scenes, or those involving domestic violence. It isn't uncommon at all, and thankfully my husband understands when I get upset. I try to get up, remove myself from the situation and redirect my thoughts, even if it is something as simple as plucking my eyebrows for a minute until I calm dowm. Sometimes that little bit of pain can be kind of theraputic too.

My husband is hooked on Law and Order...I hate that show...it is too much for me to watch but I am afraid to say anything to him about it. I also feel uncomfortable during kissing and sex scenes in a movie or show! Thank you for your post, I too am relieved to see I am not the only one!