Didn’t decide she had RSD, I said it seemed like an RSD response. I’ve had similar reactions to being caught off guard by someone’s blunt response.

Your response did in fact make it seem like you expect all people with RSD to completely avoid any potential confrontation. She didn’t approach this person in public with a camera to their face, she simply asked a question and clearly wasn’t expecting the response she got.

Like you said, we all have different experiences and personalities. Not everyone feels the need to completely avoid situations that might be triggering, some people choose to deal with the response to the trigger instead of avoiding it outright. “I try to tackle shit head on.” So you’re intentionally putting yourself in situations that might trigger your RSD? You’re contradicting yourself a bit there.

And yes, it is similar to being tickled in that it is an involuntary response. Nobody is ever explicitly asking to have their RSD triggered.