08/06/2022
🌀Triggers are echos of past experiences🌀
A trigger can be anything that reminds us of a past experience: something you sense (see/hear/taste/smell/feel), an emotion, a thought, sometimes it doesn’t seem like anything at all. Stress and trauma can leave us with deep triggers and difficult reactions to them
A trigger usually causes a change in the nervous system: fight/flight/freeze
Our triggered reactions can leave us feeling out of control, disconnected in mind & body, and in relationship with others
Healing our triggers often requires ongoing effort. Over time and with practice coping with triggers can become easier, we might find ourselves having to do it less often, and the work might not have to be as concentrated
Our efforts often have to be layered: grounding in the body, sitting with our emotions, challenging our thoughts, and tending to the Self
Counselling can help you build on the tools that bring you back into your body and quiet the echos of your past experiences
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