[silver_moon]

I keep getting triggered a lot lately and I'm struggling with it. I'm triggered now I just wanna hide, I want it all to go away!

But, I don't know how best to cope with it, I never used to get triggered this much or this bad... any tips?

[madisgram]

do u see a T, (((SM)))? a lot of times this would help me untangle the underlying cause of the triggering. also what about the situation(s) sets the triggering off? if you can identify the feeling that's associated with it you can usually better understand what's going on and why. sometimes we have false beliefs about ourselves. that's half the "battle" of overcoming the triggers,jme. hope this helps you.

[pegasus]

(((((((( silver moon ))))))))

One reason why we need therapy!

There are lots of things you can do depending on what stage you are at. Firstly, identify the trigger. What it is and why it sets off feelings. Work out whether it is an immediate danger or something that happened in the past can help.

Self-talk and sooth, immediately jump in telling yourself that you are safe now, nurture yourself as you would if you were helping a frightened child. Create a timeline of past and present.

Avoiding triggers completely may sound like a good idea but if there is an elephant in the room it needs to be seen! If you are feeling very unsafe though, don't force it, take your mind off things and use distractions. Eventually triggers can be introduced with the help of a good therapist.

[silver_moon]

Next week I have an initial consultation with a T. After they've done that they'll decide which T would be able to support me best and I will be put on their waiting list.

Sometimes I know my triggers, sometimes I don't. Some of the ones I know trigger me though, I can't really avoid so I guess I kind of need a bit of help in coping with them when they happen... and hopefully learning to deal with the thing that triggers me so it doesn't.
Thank you for your help. I try and distract myself by doing things, but it's so hard and I am sensitive to other upsetting things when I am triggered (but common sense says that's normal).
Sometimes when I think I'm triggered, I try to think what it was that upset me and made me think certain thoughts... but, sometimes there is none. I just 'remember' certain upsetting events/things. I'm just so confused.

I'm hoping this T can help me with being able to talk too. There's something on my mind that is upsetting me and I really want to be able to say it, I just don't know how.

Molly

[silver_moon]

..........struggling..........

[Sannah]

Silver Moon, my triggers stopped triggering me once I understood them well. In the short term you need to learn how to cope but in the long term, with your therapist, working in depth on the initial situation which caused the feelings and which are now getting triggered, will defuse your feelings and stop the triggering. When you get triggered it sends you back and stirs all those initial feelings.

Like the others said, delineating in your mind that your feelings are from the past and those situations and that you are now safe does help.