Why Do I Only Realize I Was Triggered After the Fact?
You may realize you were triggered only after the fact because the nervous system reacts to threats before the thinking parts of the brain can understand what is happening. If…
Why Do I Feel Triggered in Situations that Seem Completely Normal?
You may feel triggered in situations that seem normal because your nervous system connects those situations to past danger. A situation can appear safe or ordinary in the present while…
Why Do My Triggers Seem to Come From Everywhere?
Sometimes it can feel like triggers come from everywhere. This is because just about anything can become a trigger. A trigger is a cue of danger. When the nervous system…
Why Do I Avoid Certain People Without Knowing Why?
You may avoid certain people without being able to say why because something about them reminds your nervous system of danger. A person’s tone of voice, facial expressions, body language,…
Why Do I Shut Down Even During Mild Conflict?
You may shut down even during mild conflict because you learned to shut down during more intense conflicts. If conflict was frightening, unpredictable, humiliating, or dangerous growing up, the nervous…
Why Developmental Stages and Life Transitions Can Be Triggering
Why Developmental Stages and Life Transitions Can Be Triggering Why this can feel confusing Life transitions and developmental stages can be triggers. When people become dysregulated during a phase of…
Why Age-Related Triggers Can Occur in Trauma
Why Age-Related Triggers Can Occur in Trauma Why this can feel confusing Because of the hidden nature of the age-related trauma triggers, you might have no idea that you are…
Why Trauma Anniversaries Can Be Triggering
Why Trauma Anniversaries Can Be Triggering Why this can feel confusing If you have noticed that you become dysregulated at certain times of year, whether seasonal or on specific dates,…
Why Weather Can Be a Hidden Trauma Trigger
Why Weather Can Be a Hidden Trauma Trigger Why this can feel confusing We are always experiencing weather of some kind. You may never have thought of weather as a…
Why Trauma Triggers Can Be Hidden or Unexpected
Why Trauma Triggers Can Be Hidden or Unexpected Why this can feel confusing When people think of triggers, they often expect them to be obvious and directly related to what…