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Originally Posted by reb569
Thank you for this. Very informative and gives me a lot to think about. I do know that most of my CPTSD triggers come from my father, who lashed out when he was stressed or mad. But there are other things too beyond that where I am triggered. It's quite complicated. My biggest issue is realizing I'm getting triggered. I see it afterwards, but not during. If I could see it during, maybe I could stop the reaction.
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I have this challenge too.
I have vented the same desire of "if I could see it during, maybe I could stop the reaction." I have made some improvements and gains, but I still have challenges were I can "react" before I can stop the reaction from happening. It's a lot of work, and one has to develop so much "patience' with self when it comes to working through the things that trigger you and gradually gain on controlling it. These things did not happen overnight either, they come from years of being exposed to "toxic" individuals and when it comes to complex PTSD, often these deep seeded challenges began long before we had any way of knowing how to defend ourselves or that what we faced was toxic.