being triggered by things you like is really hard

emily1890 · Mar 02, 2024 at 04:59 AM

I just have to let this out

I have a set of blue desk lights that used to be my pride and joy. I liked watching them light up the walls (it was beautiful)

since then things have happened, trauma's got worse, more bad memories have been created, and the one thing I really don't want to see on my wall is those lights

it's just... ugg. I suppose I have to think about taking them down and selling them. I'm not throwing them away, because they are still working

Open Eyes · Mar 02, 2024 at 08:33 AM

It’s normal to want to change one’s environment when trying to recover from trauma. So it’s not that you no longer enjoy the blue lights but instead a very deep instinctual need to seek a different environment/location giving you a sense of distance from whatever traumatized you.

divine1966 · Mar 03, 2024 at 08:45 AM

Take them off and put them away. At some point you might feel ok and would want them back up. I tend to get rid of things too quickly and then regret it

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Open Eyes Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Mar 2011 Location: Northeast USA Posts: 23,119 (SuperPoster!) 13 21.4k hugs given	Mar 02, 2024 at 08:33 AM #2 It’s normal to want to change one’s environment when trying to recover from trauma. So it’s not that you no longer enjoy the blue lights but instead a very deep instinctual need to seek a different environment/location giving you a sense of distance from whatever traumatized you.
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divine1966 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Dec 2014 Location: US Posts: 22,380 (SuperPoster!) 9 1,277 hugs given	Mar 03, 2024 at 08:45 AM #3 Take them off and put them away. At some point you might feel ok and would want them back up. I tend to get rid of things too quickly and then regret it
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