Triggers are everywhere

I can't even get a grip right now.

I saw a horrible video of abuse on facebook today that instantly and completely struck up those fears of being attacked. I didn't even click it but someone posted it in an attempt to raise awareness and it randomly started playing when I scrolled down.

There is no escaping these triggers. They are seriously everywhere. You can't just turn off the tv or the internet because even then you might hear stories from other people.

I can't stop thinking about what could happen and I can't stop checking around. And I can't stop thinking about the victim in that video. OCD goes beyond empathy sometimes and becomes disabling.

Google is never helpful. I need a quick coping tool. I keep coming up with results for individuals who worry about harming others. I'm hardly getting anything for individuals who worry about being harmed.

I worry about being harmed by strangers ...also that i was going to harm strangers as well
Yes there are triggers every where its gotten so bad for me that there are only certain films i can watch and some films are too violent for me i stay away from them
i can watch something like marvel or action moves as long as there not that bad
but i cant watch any thing like sleepy hollow as it makes me very upset
i dont want to put here what sleepy hollow has in it but its very triggering and i dont want to trigger you
There are many triggers out there as the years have gone on av been able to watch less and less things i know watch anime ( Japanese animation ) some of it is triggering but not as triggering as films out there .
My husband has to makes sure there nothing in the film that will trigger me
most of the time we cant go and see a film just for the sake of it
as i went to see dark knight with my husband and when the first time you met two face
its is very triggering to me i had to leave the Cinema i was that triggered by it and at the time it was badly labeled as a 12 when it should have been a 15

Life is triggering , please be careful

I was doing really bad, really bad panic attack. Getting jolted. Messed up breathing.

To be honest it wasn't a friend who posted it, it was my husband.

He's out of town I was on facebook with him just a while ago. He didn't try to console me or delete the video. He was too "drunk". So I went to his facebook and deleted the video.

But he had a message open with another girl. He's been telling her how beautiful she it. How she's the most beautiful woman in the world. He didn't type drunk to her, but he did to me.

My favorite quote was "F***N A I GOT MY WIFE ON LINE 2"

That killed the panic attack. I don't know how I feel now. Out of body kinda.

I'm going to explode.

I feel ya!! Trigger s. My husband is my trigger and it can be miserable. I thought he was talking to someone on clash of clans and cheating on me. I was never jealous until I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago. Now my heart would be leaping if I were you. Try to do something for just you. Even music, ly down and breathe deep, anything to calm yourself. This sucks I'm sorry

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How are you now Coyote?

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Life is full of triggers. Life is a trigger if you look at it honestly. But you can't shelter and hide from the world.

life is a series of exposure therapy sessions with promise for more the next day recognizing triggers is the first step to overcoming / managing them.

Somehow me getting upset over all of this is my fault according to my husband.

I'm in my room I've been crying and panicking for almost 12 hours straight. This isn't even and ocd issue anymore.

I don't know what to do. I feel like garbage. I have no other person to help me.

This isn't your fault. He was a creep. He shouldn't have been texting her.
You can always reach out to me.
Just because you have an illness doesn't make you have the only problem. Or the only reason for your problems. Stick to the facts. He was texting, not you.

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how are you? are you seeing someone who specializes in OCD and ERP? You're husband sounds not so nice and you deserve better. you can pm me if you ever need to talk. take care.