What are triggers and how do I know if I have one?

Triggers are any thing that sets off an extreme reaction. Now by extreme I tend to include extreme inward reactions such as passive aggressiveness or anxiety etc. These aren't always outwardly expressed. As for how to know you have a trigger. Mindfulness. If you are mindful, you'll be able to detect these sensations as they occur and what actually sets them off. Mindfulness allows you to reflect on the here and now, being able to identify what is going on inside you and then actively taking actions to make it better.

Triggers are something that makes you feel bad about yourself or something that could make you suicidal or depressed. If you have one you have to find that out.

Triggers are anything that can make you feel depressed, anxious, cause panic attacks, flash backs, etc. etc.

A trigger is a situation, or object that reminds you of a traumatic experience, and so causes distress. Examples of distressing situations may be witnessing, or being the victim of some form of distressing incident. A trigger may be a person who caused the trauma, the place where it happened, someone interacting with you in the same way etc. The trigger may also be something resembling your traumatic experience e.g hearing someone else's experience of a similar nature, seeing someone behave in ways resembling someone that has hurt you etc. Generally, a trigger would result in a respond of agitation or fear, it may bring back the feelings you had at the time you underwent your trauma. If something triggers you, you may feel unable to cope and wish to escape it, in which case, you should stop reading, leave the room, end the conversation etc. We find some things unbearable, for example, most people are moved when they hear stories of suffering, however triggers can cause discomfort as a result of the connection you have made between the triggering situation and a past situation of distress.

Triggers are things that cause you to feel upset ( anxious, scared, sick, etc). You would be able to know if something triggers you by the way it makes you feel.

Triggers are events that bring upon certain emotions, memories, and behaviors, often times negative. For example, if you see a car crash, it might trigger trauma of a family member killed by one. If you feel any negative feelings from certain phenomenon, you may have a trigger

Triggers are stimuli from the inside (thoughts, emotions...) or the external environment (people's behaviours and acts, facial exressions, gestures, or smth we see in the room/place, smell, hear, taste...) that unconsciously bring us back to experience an emotional flashback - a sudden wave of emotions (sadness, irritation, anger, fear, anxiety...) in a situation somehow reminding our system of a past traumatic experience due to some perceived similarities. As we realize what the triggers are, we are more able to handle them. Patient and self-compassionate acknowledgment that our body - nervous system is over-reacting to something past rather than something happening in the present circumstance might with time easy the reaction itself, not to feel it that strongly and unexpectidely, without understanding why it is there.

If you find yourself suddenly feeling agitated or intense emotion while you are in a situation or event, then, it is a high chance that you have been triggered. Sometimes the trigger accompanies with flash back or memory.

Let's say I have a memory of a friend passing away due to a car crash, If someone mentions something on the lines of that then that would "trigger" me. I could feel anxious and uncomfortable. Triggers depend on the person.

Triggers are things that can make you have a mental breakdown, or a panic attack of some sort. Triggers can be songs, topics of conversations, or plots in movies and books. For example my trigger is character death and anything about mental hospitals. You know if you have a trigger if, when seeing or hearing said trigger, you become overly emotional, get anxious, or your mental issue is heightened or 'triggered'. Triggers can be physical, something you can see, something you can hear, or something you can read. It is best to avoid these triggers as they are things that trigger mental issues.

A trigger is an involuntary response to a stimuli. It can be literally anything. The response could be a strong feeling, a memory, or a sensation. Triggers are usually associated with trauma or crisis. For example, someone's trigger could be being yelled at, being told no, someone standing too close, or heavy breathing. It pulls us into our flight or fight brain. When I left an abusive relationship, I found out one of my triggers was how my computer monitor was turned off. Sometimes it got me, and sometimes it didn't. It doesn't have to upset you every time in order for it to be a trigger either.

Triggers are things that activate your memory and bring back the sensation of dread due to trauma. You can spot one if you are feeling uneasy and its all in your mind. The event is not dangerous if you analyse it.

A trigger is something that causes you to have a negative reaction or causes you to have negative emotions. A trigger is a term that is used with most mood and personality disorders. How do you know you have a trigger? To understand whether or not you have a trigger, you will have to observe yourself in certain situations. Does something someone says or does, affect you? If yes, then is the reaction positive or negative? If it is negative, do these negative emotions happen every time someone says/does that particular thing? If the answer is a yes, then its most likely that it is a trigger for you. Only after observing yourself for a while under the same situation can you tell if its a trigger. There can be multiple triggers. Triggers differ from person to person. What triggers someone else might not trigger you. Once you identify your trigger, you should start to either work on it, or work on strategies on how to remove yourself from a trigger situation. Hope this helps. You can also text me if you need anything more. Have a nice day :D

Well, it heavily depends on what you're referring to, as in the context of the question. But to give it a very general definition, a trigger would be something that sets off an intense emotional response. These responses can be both rational and irrational and are likely linked to experiences you've had in your past. They are something that you feel very strongly about. Unfortunately, the words trigger has become construed as a lot of people link it to being dramatic. This is not the case and shouldn't be treated as such. The simplest way I'd say to know whether or not you have a trigger is to check for an intense emotional reaction that seems out of place.

A trigger refers to anything that can remind you of a traumatic experience. It can be a word, an action, an image, an event, a time of day, or any type of stimulus that reminds you of a previously distressing situation. It doesn't have to be frightening or harmful. They're usually specific and related to your personal experience, but they may simply be any small reminder. If you've ever experienced something that caused you to have a flashback or recall your trauma or any particularly distressing memories, then it's likely that you have a trigger. Identifying which experiences and events may be triggering can usually help with avoidance.

Triggers can be different for everyone. It can be something you hear, see or feel that makes you think about something specific and triggers a certain response. You know if you have a trigger if you see/hear/feel something that reminds you of something hurtful. For example, you just went through a break-up and you are browsing your Instagram and you see a picture of your ex. This might result in you crying or feeling sad, it can also make you feel angry. Seeing the picture is the trigger of your unpleasant emotions you experience afterwards. I hope this answer helps you to understand more about triggers.

Triggers are situations, actions, or words that causes you to feel an intense emotion. For example, my dad has called me stupid and scolded me for the smallest of mistakes during my childhood, which made me feel incompetent. One time, when I was driving with my mum, she commented that I should be more careful with my driving. It made me extremely angry because her comment made me feel incompetent, and the feeling of being incompetent is my deepest hurt. To see if you might have a trigger, think about a time where something happened to you, or someone said something to you that 'triggered' a deep hurt from your past. If you subsequently felt an intense emotion (which can include anger and anxiety), the thing that happened to you was a trigger.

Triggers are things or environmetal factors that lead to a variety of symptoms. They could make you feel stressed depressed etc. In order to find out if you have a trigger you can try identifying/ tracking what you did when you started feeling a certain way. Were you eating when you felt anxious. Or did you see someone get sick when you felt depressed. All of these can be triggers and its important to identify them. Once you realize that you have a trigger you can try to avoid it or work on being around it while not getting triggered.

Triggers are emotional responses to a given situation. Triggers can cause you to explode in anger, or triggers can cause you to shutdown and hide from people. I'll give you an example of what triggers me. 39 years ago I had to go to an airplane crash scene. Middle of winter, the wreck was bad, plane had crashed in an icy river. Only 6 survivors. While I was there I saw a row of passengers still buckled in their seats under the water. Today, every time I go to fill up my gas tank, the smell of gas always reminds me of that time thirty years ago. So, triggers are something that happened at the time of that traumatic incident that will cause you to bring all those emotions that you experienced then to the here and now when a trigger presents itself.

Triggers are emotions that causes discomfort. It can come so suddenly because you will never know could would arise in a situation. It's best to be self aware of oneself and have an idea of what situations/conversations would provoke you so you can avoid feeling discomfort. I think you will know if you have been triggered if something has sparked discomfort within you. These uncomfortable feelings doesn't mean that there's something wrong with you, just that you had experienced something in the past that might have damaged you in some way. And it is not your fault, it's just a natural defense mechanism.

Triggers can be a lot of things- triggers in general though are something that cause an emotional/physical reaction. A trigger can be something that stresses a person out or causes anxiety, causing tense muscles or just a situation that makes someone feel uncomfortable due to a past experience or trauma that they have gone through that makes them feel a certain way about a person or situation they are confronted with. A person struggling with substance abuse may feel that family dynamics are a trigger for them, so then, when they see their parent and engage in dialogue with them, they may feel triggered, making them feel like they need to use drugs to cope with their feelings. However, it does not need to be this extreme- an every day person can experience triggers and triggers are different for every person based on their experience and current life experiences.

This is something which reminds you of past traumatic experiences and memories. If you are experiencing feelings of distress or discomfort with a topic due to your own personal memories, then you have most likely been triggered.

Triggers are words, actions,sights, sounds, feelings and any other form of input that causes you emotional, or sometimes physical upset. You k kw you have one when things in your environment, or people, cause you to feel upset followed by memories from your past being remembered negatively. Triggers are tied to past events that hurt us, and we experience those same emotions from that memory again. This has been my experience with triggers, but it is slightly different for everyone. If you think you have triggers and need to talk about it, there are plenty of active listeners available for you to speak with :)

Triggers in short are words, images, or feelings that remind a person of a past trauma or stresses that can cause panic or flashbacks. These are most common in assault victims or people who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. Most people are not aware of them until a reaction occurs however some can be predicted based on traumatic events. For example if you have suffered a miscarriage then you may know that this will be a sensitive subject for you prior to actually responding to a trigger. Do not feel that you are excluded if you don’t have triggers they are simply things that people may need to avoid.

Triggers are something that affects your mental and emotional state for a moment you have accepted or absorbed the stimulus causing it. This stimulus might include all senses. It could be a picture or a sound you remembered that is very emotionalized and part of your inner memory. These memories are planted deep to your personality. You will know it if the moment turned to you instead of the one sharing. This includes being emotional or radical when someone is sharing. Triggers range from short term to long term based on the emotions incorporated to the experience.

Being triggered means to re-experience symptoms of a traumatic event after being exposed to a trigger that is a reminder or a catalyst. A traumatic event can be such as actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation, emotional neglect, abuse. Triggers can include smells, sights, sounds and emotions that remind you of post trauma somehow. Tt can lead to overwhelming emotions, including sadness, anxiety, panic, and flashbacks - vivid memories that appear without warning and can cause you to lose track of where you are or to relive a trauma. Here are examples of triggers: Stress, Anxiety, Feeling overwhelmed, a racing heart, anger, sadness, feeling lonely, feeling abandoned, frustration, feeling out of control, pain, tension... A particular time of day or place. And so on.

Triggers are emotional things that cause you to feel a rush of negative emotions when faced. They come from an attachment to a negative event that happened to you, or around you. If you feel a negative emotional shift towards something, such as a word, song, smell, location, etc. It may be a trigger. They can manifest as anger, sadness, confusion, anxiety, etc. To know if you have one, see if you experience an intense emotional change when faced with what you believe may be your trigger. If you find that you become negatively impacted by the assumed trigger, ask for help from a trusted adult to help make sure you can positively deal with your trigger.

Triggers can be anything that may remind you of something that traumatized you in the past. It can be anything from a smell, the way someone touches you, something someone says, or maybe even an object. You may react to it and feel as if you are in danger again, but your not, it's just the memory. For example; I was recently staying in a very nice hotel that was hosting Christmas parties. There was a fight between a couple and I could her screaming and him saying REALLY awful things that I had once heard from a significant other while we were in a fight, there was also glass breaking. I felt myself immediately go into panic mode, but knowing how triggers work I kept myself as calm as I could and called the front desk so they could stop the incident and then took some time to relax myself and work through the feelings it had brought up. I knew I was safe, but I knew I was bothered by it. Acknowledging feelings and working through them always helps. You are stronger than you could ever imagine.

Triggers are situations, things, events or people that elicit an unusual extreme emotional reaction from you. They do not have to have any logical reasons for existing. A trigger can be seemingly ordinary and harmless. (For example: Hearing a certain phrase that makes you angry and anxious; seeing a scene in a movie that makes you extremely uncomfortable; getting anxious as a result of being in a certain place while others are fine; reading an article in the newspapers and getting depressed; an so on). These reactions are usually disturbing and negative and will probably make you want to distance yourself from the trigger. All you have to do to confirm that you have or don’t have a trigger is pay attention to your emotional reaction. If it is “out of place” and distressing, you probably encountered a trigger.

Triggers can be anything that elicits an emotional or behavioral response. Triggers are very personal; different things trigger different people. It is for the individual to recognize if they have a trigger. Triggers are usually connected with times or events which have been traumatic and left an emotional footprint. For example, it can set off a memory tape or flashback transporting the person back to the event, which can quite distressing. They have often been described as a combination of the senses and are identified as well, especially in situations that strongly resemble the original trauma. Our brain is a beautiful thing and a big part of its function is to help us survive and keep us safe. For example fight or flight responses.