Roxane Gay’s compelling essay “The Illusion of Safety/The Safety of Illusion,” reminds us that we are all prisoners of our own history, whether we admit it or not. Despite our efforts to shield ourselves from the past with ‘trigger warnings’, its imprint can never be completely erased or forgotten. Gay argues that we rely on illusions of safety “to avoid learning how to deal with triggers and getting help.” Instead of confronting our demons, we pretend they do not exist.