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

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.

Triggers are any sensory experience (touch, smell, noise...) that put you in a real distress or anguish. I would argue it’s on the level of a phobia, which is to say you can find no way to overcome it and it takes you over, preventing you from doing anything else. It’s near always linked to a traumatic experience (think shell shock for soldiers, for example). It’s difficult to know for sure if you have a trigger, it’s a personal feeling. Is there any moment when you encountered this thing that potentially triggered you, without there being a trigger effect? Can you think of a traumatic experience linked to it? There are possible clues, but you’ll have to listen to your guts on that one

Triggers are those incidents that create a sudden shift in one's mood(mostly showing anger). This happens when one can't control his/her emotions. This is clearly visible in almost every one. And this can be find easily by checking how one is reacting in for unpleasant situations. The faster one reacts to an unexpected incident the more one is termed to have triggers. So, its not a big deal to find if one posses any triggers. Just by evaluating the most recent incidents where one lost his/her control clearly gives a picture of triggers they possess. This just needs one's honest introspection about him/herself to find triggers and eliminate them slowly with sincere efforts

Triggers are events which cause that feelings and emotions arise. Triggers can be anything. For example: Someone get a bad grade at school or university. It is trigger as due to this event they feel bad. In above mentioned situation feelings of remorse (that they didn't study enough), guilt, depression, hopelessness (if they find exam too hard to pass), anxiety (that they Will fail school or university) can arise. If you start feeling something or get an emotion due to an event it means that this event triggered you and so you know you have got triggers. Emotion or feeling can be of any degree - it can be very mild, almost undetectable and very short term (just some seconds) or very strong, intense and long lasting.

A trigger is a stimulus- such as a person, place, situation, or thing that contributes to an unwanted behavioral or emotional response. Triggers can cause various responses from anxiety to even flashbacks of an event. For example those struggling with addiction could be triggered by a location they use to use at, this could cause the reaction of obsessing over the desire to use, leading into the individual becoming aggravated, anxious, hyper focused, or even involuntary crying. Becoming aware of your thoughts, feelings and emotions, how your body responds to certain situations, or even trying a triggers worksheet are some ways to work on knowing your own triggers in situations.

Triggers are stimulus that elicit extreme reactions of any type in a person. when something occurs in front of you or you either hear or see it, directly or indirectly it might bring out a reaction from you. If you have experienced any negative situation which has affected your mental, physiological, emotional state, any future occurrences of similar stimulus might affect you, And that is a trigger for you. For eg, if you have experienced a situation where you were very scared or afraid or nervous and acted out in a way that embarrassed you, any situation in the future of similar type will make you very nervous and you would like to avoid it, that is being triggered by situational factors. I hope this helps.

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.

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 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 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.