It’s been a few weeks where I have been able to control my emotions, distract with reading. I feel really good about this! I am reading The Body Keeps The Score about PTSD. The feelings I have, what the trigger unleashes, is exactly what they describe. Really interesting. They say it is the feeling of not being seen, not being validated, feeling treated as you are not seen and heard, respected. The PTSD reaction of emotional lability is a response to even that perception. However, in my case it is not perceived. It is dealing with my nearest and dearest who truly treat me with that disrespect because they are empathy challenged and really just don’t care enough to respect my boundaries, opinions, wants, needs. I am feeling stronger and better about myself, moving forward.