I have to watch for triggers in my psych classes too. Last semester I had Abuse and Neglect, Personality, and Intro. to Interviewing and Counseling. The Abuse and Neglect class came with this huge gigantic trigger warning. It did make me revisit some things, but helped me understand them better and wasn't a problem for me. (I was determined not to let it be, and was in therapy so I could talk about that stuff). I had a harder time with Interviewing and Counseling because it made me aware of what my past therapists could have done better and how someone a long time ago would have done their job right my life could really be different. So that one turned out to be more of a trigger, actually. This semester some of my homework confronts my bad attitude and has been bringing up things that I didn't realize were still problems for me. I don't have therapy anymore but the professor has been discussing this stuff with me.

Here's what to do, okay? Recognize that triggers might pop up where you don't even expect them. Try not to buy into the triggers too much - what is past is past and can't hurt you anymore. And talk to someone about it. If something really bothers you, you might need therapy to deal with it. That's okay. You can always come here and talk too. You don't have to deal with it all by yourself.

((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))
Wendy

<font color=orange>There is an easy answer to your problem that is neat, plausible, and wrong.

</font color=orange>