roseypeach

Triggers

Posted on 07/03/08, 02:43 pm

You can discuss triggers here, what sets off a cycle, and how you cope with them.

• Reply #1 07/03/08  7:42pm
  
  agrandkitten
  When i was not medicated, my triggers could be anything, If i was upset about anything, it set me off. But on my meds, like i said, i am fine.
• Reply #2 07/04/08  2:23pm
  
  sepi
  I am on medication and still have triggers. Mine are mainly relationship related. Also when stresses pile up suddenly I want to jump out of my skin. This last week I dissociated too. That was a new experience.
• Reply #3 07/05/08  2:35pm
  
  roseypeach
  I still have triggers also. What happened when you dissociated? I think that may have happened to me before but I'm not sure. I keep my klonopins handy for when things get too bad.
• Reply #4 07/05/08  6:58pm
  
  sepi
  I lost track of a few seconds here and there...As if I hadn't been present and then I was back! It was weired...
• Reply #5 07/06/08  10:44pm
  
  agrandkitten
  i guess i have triggers too, i asked my husband just now what my triggers are, his response was, "i don't have enough paper". It could be anything, something as simple as someone parking in my parking spot, or not being able to find something. I am handling my triggers a little bit better than i used to. I used to go "spastic". But my all time classic trigger was my "wedding". I was so excited and happy about my wedding, that afterwards, when all the excitement faded, it left me feeling empty, depressed and manic, so much so, that 2 months later, i ended up in the p-hospital. my poor husband used to be able to calm me down when i went manic, but then i got to be even too much for him to handle.
• Reply #6 07/08/08  10:54am
  
  sullengurl
  If that is dissociation... I guess I dissociated and entire afternoon. still dont remember it. but have been told of the things I did... such as met w/ my cpa and picked my daughter up from school. scary.... my pdoc has no explanation for that except for it could have been a side effect from meds. ugh. my triggers can be anything such as the dog barking. My stressers are my husband, this place I live and my business. I have lots of life changes to go through in the very near future.
• Reply #7 07/08/08  12:07pm
  
  roseypeach
  That's funny grandkitten. My triggers are immense too. I used to get upset at the least little thing. I went thru a class on dialectical behavior therapy, and it helps you practice mindfulness and be aware of your feelings and reactions. I found a place on the net but it escapes me right now. If I can find it again, I will post it here.
  
  Sullengurl, I wonder if that is what happens to me sometimes. My husband and son will tell me of things I have done or things that have happened, and I totally have no idea what they are talking about. That is a very scarey thing. I just chalked it up to memory loss from meds. I had no idea.
• Reply #8 07/10/08  5:06pm
  
  sullengurl
  it is scary... I have short term memory loss anyway... but as far as blacking out an entire afternoon, I think that is the first time that has ever happened to me before without drinking that is. lol
• Reply #9 07/30/08  1:02pm
  
  Teardrop665
  My trigger has got to be dealing with my daughter's father wife.
• Reply #10 08/30/08  8:00pm
  
  amalzahir
  Can be anything - I still have issues with rapid cycling, but my doctor thinks it has something to do with my thyroid (although it is controlled) I am ultradian, so that is super fun...
  
  Basically stress or anything overly exciting from what I noticed makes me start on the yo-yo of emotions... being the mom of 3 I am pretty much stressed all the time.

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