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Originally Posted by amandalouise
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.
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I am triggered by the sound of my dog licking it's paws. I switch to drive so we can get to places. Some of us can't make quick decisions and you need to do that while driving. "Triggered" for me is a negative experience where I am unable to function or am doing something that will hurt the body. Switching is how we are able to live in the world when we need to. I don't see switching as being the result of something negative. I do understand that our system is the result of trauma but not all switching is the result of feeling something negative. Sometimes it's just a way to get from one point to another.