Taking Control of Your Trauma Triggers
Becky Pedersen
Everyone who has experienced some trauma will have triggers at some point in their lives. Triggers are events or situations that your nervous system recognizes as potentially harmful and threatening. Your body kicks into survival mode often before you have had time to properly assess what is going on. This is your body trying to help you, but trauma triggers tend to cause a fair amount of emotional dysregulation. Taking control of your trauma triggers can be a long process to learn. However, when you put the work in, they will no longer control your emotions. You will be better able to process past trauma. A Tale of Two Systems...
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