astrologynigga:

geekandmisandry:

dovahfem:

I used to think i didn’t have any triggers. I’m an abuse survivor and i really thought maybe i came out of it just fine with no triggers.

Then a man slammed his hands on the desk beside me in frustration, he wasn’t angry at me he had just messed up something he was doing.

I froze, like literally froze, then tears started streaming and i was shaking. 

I was so fucking upset and distraught, all i could manage to get out was “I didn’t like that.”

My body had a really surprising reaction and i guess i’m not as over my abuse as i’d like to think sometimes. I’m making this post to tell others things like this, triggers, they can pop up at any time. 

Try to be patient, and understanding when someone has a reaction that you might not understand. 

If you’re the person who was triggered, be patient with yourself. 

Don’t be like me and blame yourself for overreacting.

 Now i realize what it was that happened to me, and i’ll try to be better with myself in the future, and not blame myself immediately after.

It’s also possible to not even understand this are triggers. I used to think I just had “sudden mood swings” without realising the common thread because I was so deep into denying myself as a victim I couldn’t even recognise my own trauma.

They can appear long after trauma, they can be hard to recognise and it isn’t your fault.

reblogging for the comment. this explains so much.

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