This week, I have been doing some internal reflections on triggers. In 2024, we are, or should I say, have become so “walk on eggshells” in our society that it is sickening. I had a conversation with someone the other day, and it never dawned on me that this person triggers me; I had to sit with that and figure out why, and although I had not come up with the total reason at that time as to why this person triggers me it just really made me realize that we have to be in control of our own emotions and no matter what this is always going to be somebody or something that trigger us. One technique I did was breathing deeply for a few minutes, and another one is that you don't have to use this for those not religious, but I pulled up Psalms 119, which is a little over 15 minutes long, and listened. After I closed my eyes and let the verse absorb into my spirit, I could calm down and laugh about the situation. None of us are perfect. We all have traumas, smaller and larger than others, but we all have trauma; it is up to us as individuals to know what the triggers are and to deal with them appropriately. We all know the negative ways of overeating, overdrinking, drugs, working, etc. I have an entire chapter in my book that talks about adulthood and life in general, but we do have to give ourselves grace because life is triggering as fuck!
“A trigger is anything that sets you off emotionally and activates memories of your trauma. It’s particular to you and what your experience has been. Triggered, we revert to the feelings and behaviors we had in the traumatizing situation.” –@healingfromtrauma
With gratitude and a dash of courage,
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