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Originally Posted by Claritytoo
In order for us to go somewhere we switch to the driver. If we have to go food shopping we switch from the driver who takes us to the supermarket, to the one who is willing to shop for food. Most of us hate the supermarket because there are too many people and it is to chaotic. Eventually the one shops will go. But she doesn't drive. And if I come out of session and am unable to drive I call my sister, because the one who talks to my sister drives. This is how we function. We will switch from being triggered but we also switch in order to function in the world.
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Yes I understand what you are saying. and you illustrated my point beautifully. if you reread your post you will see you used words that are trigger words....hate (a strong emotion) too many people (this is a trigger for many people) chaotic (again a word for some that denotes something that is negative/a trigger for some people) unable to drive (for some people unable to do something causes an emotion...sadness, frustration, panic, anxiety, )
suggestion next time right before you switch/dissociate to another do a quick check on how you/the body is feeling at that moment. you may find that even switching because of having to function/do that activity comes with a trigger resulting in the switching /dissociating from one to another. keep in mind triggers dont always have to be negative. sometime people are triggered by positive emotions/events too.