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

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 when something urges you to do something, for example you can have a trigger for your panic attacks, or self harm, many people i know can have something said to them, or see a photo that could lead to "triggering" them to self harm or have a panic attack.

Triggers are feelings, emotions/ behaviours etc caused by a situation you have experienced and so when something similar crops up it triggers flash back feelings or thoughts to the past situation and releases the associated feelings/ behaviors etc.....you may know if you have one if when you get these experiences you start to make a note of it and what was happening at the time that brought on the emotion/ feeling/ behaviour then expressed. You can also attend counselling or Cognitive behavioural Therapy which can help with this.

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.

Triggers are events, words or situations that cause an uncomfortable psychological reaction within you. If you find yourself avoiding a certain event, or feeling very strange and tense because of something, it could be a trigger.

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.

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.

If you experience extreme (especially of something read, seen, or heard) distress, typically as a result of arousing feelings or memories associated with a particular traumatic experience, that's being triggered.

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.

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.

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.

Unexpected Financial pressure and bill. I paid the bills and my dance studio made a mistake and asking me to pay again couple of hundred dollars more. I am not getting paid from my startup but working very hard. Immediately I felt down and depressed. From experience, I guess, something which happens below our expectations or beyond imagination negatively are the triggers. Also, when someone betrays and anything associated with the betrayal which once caused pain causes triggers. Like, ex cheated for someone and that someone is around the kids. Also, learning or imagining that ex taking care of the new relationship better.

triggers are situations and maybe even words that provoke emotional response (like crying, unexplained anger, anxiety, feeling of helplessness), bringing back painful or uncomfortable memories or causing distress. If certain situations (that may even be benevolent to others) routinely invoke similar painful reactions, then it probably means it is a trigger. Try to observe what situations, people or topics make you experience these painful emotions and note if there is a pattern. For example, if any mention of commitment makes you feel uncomfortable,anxious or defensive, then perhaps there is a certain issue in the past that created that trigger and you may want to explore this and try to figure out a way to remove that trigger

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.

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 :)

A trigger is something that causes you to do something else. Many people think that triggers lead to something bad, but that is not always true. It is some times hard to know if you have a trigger or even what it is. I think that being able to identify what your trigger is, you are one step closer to being the best you that you can be. I just to get really mad at the smallest things when they didn't go my way. My tigger was disappointment. I have been working on this by taking a step back when I am disappointed, and thinking about why i am really mad. That allows more me to better prepare for the future, knowing what went wrong and why i was really mad. I am still working on this and sometimes i fail, but I trying to think about it later on so I can improve my reactions in the future.

A trigger is something that when seen, heard, and/or experienced causes strong emotions usually of distress. For some, this can be something graphic, a smell that was present at the time of a traumatic event, or a loud sound. If you are experiencing emotional distress after the fact try and find similarities between situations. Is there a certain topic, sound, smell, image, etc. everytime that you feel this way? If so that would be a trigger. For some, though, triggers can be more random and hard to predict. In these instances, the presence of multiple stimuli (not just one) serves as the trigger. Because of this, it can be hard to point out what exactly is making you distressed. Evaluating the entire scenario may help to break down what the various components of the trigger(s) are.

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 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 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