Understanding triggers

Started by LaurelLeaves, August 29, 2016, 05:10:26 PM

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LaurelLeaves

I find It is hard to understand triggers.    I have a default non-emotional response to everything.    Like, if it would cause an emotion, I go "dead" inside.    To me my whole life is a trigger, and I want to stay in my dissociated fantasy realm forever.   

I have just begun to Feel it when people say the wrong words to me.  It's feels like a jabbing sensation. 

I don't know how my young 5 year old self felt when the main abuse occurred.  I know what it was, but I can only Think about it now...not Feel.   
I want to feel. 

Three Roses

Be sure to go at a pace that's comfortable. Slow and steady etc. Sometimes my inner critic wants me to speed things up but I know if I go too fast I'll only derail.