I won't say exactly what triggered me so badly just now except to say that it had to do with something I read regarding animal mistreatment. I accidentally stumbled upon something while trying to make a nice picture to send to a friend who has a sick dog.

I do not wish to discuss the trigger itself... I can't...

but it leads me to think about the question of such things, meaning triggers that are large issues. I have always been one to take up the battle of all manner of social issues but I realize that I must learn to do so in ways that does not detract from my own wellness... and I wonder how others manage this...?

So how do you put it in context for yourself? When confronted with some trigger that is connected to a larger issue, like animals kids or other social ideas... how do you handle it without turning a blind eye or weighing yourself down? How do you keep yourself from sinking under the weight of things? I know there is a lot of pain in the world and I can only do what I can do within my own realm... which is very tiny... I don't try to save the world and I know I couldn't if I wanted to...

Just not sure how to file away the pain of a painful horrific trigger when it drops in my lap this way. I feel sick... very distraught. I know it will recede but damn...