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

Triggers are moments or events that cause a chaos, of sorts, in the mind. It could be frightening or depressing and, therefore, very hard to deal with. Some are worse than others but all of them are valid and should be addressed by self-assessment and talking with someone you trust or a professional. This doesn'tmean there isn't anything wrong with you... but it does imply that there has been something that has been unaddressed within you and most of the time it is from something traumatic in some way.

Triggers is a term commonly used in Psychology. Basically it's a stimulus that reminds a person about past events, unconscious feelings that are rooted from a previous trauma. If something triggers these things, a person could suddenly become anxious because of the feeling of being unsafe once again. Personally, I believe everyone has something that triggers them. Not just on becoming anxious but getting angry, etc.

Triggers are basically people, things, places or events that remind you of part of your past, good or bad. If you notice something that reminds you of your past, you know that you can be "triggered."

Triggers are an act or object that you can see or hear or touch etc. that cause you to react in a negative way such as having anxiety or a panic attack. If whenever you have a negative feeling, such as an anxiety attack or panic attack, to a certain thing or act you have a trigger. However, feeling discomfort or disgust to something does not mean you have a trigger. Being disgusted and being triggered is a totally different.

Triggers are things that cause you to feel anxious, depressed, etc. and you know because it will trigger that specific emotion for you.

triggers are things that connect someone to a meaningful (good/bad) personal experience. For instance, someone might mention an abusive partner, which then invokes negative feelings that I have with my own past abusive partner. I

A trigger is anything that sets off a flashback or memory of an event, especially a traumatic one. It can be brought on literally by any combination of the 5 senses. For example, it could be brought on by someone who looks like or acts like someone who attacked or abused a the person having the flashback. They are very personal and differ from person to person. If you have survived a traumatic experience then you most likely have some sort of trigger or triggers. You will notice that you will avoid situations, places, and other stimuli that you associate with the triggers since these flashbacks tend to create the same emotional intensity that you experienced during the traumatic event.

Triggers are present occurrences that trigger and emotion or memory of the past bringing the past to the present. Hence the name "trigger".

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.

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.