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What are your triggers and how do you avoid them?
One of my triggers is doing multiple things in one day.
For an example, going to work, leaving to take my mom to the doctor, and then going back to work. I can't deal with my mom and work at the same time. So, I have decided that the days she has doctor's appointments, I will be taking that day off. I hate that I have to do this but that is the best way for me to avoid being triggered.
One of my triggers is doing multiple things in one day.
For an example, going to work, leaving to take my mom to the doctor, and then going back to work. I can't deal with my mom and work at the same time. So, I have decided that the days she has doctor's appointments, I will be taking that day off. I hate that I have to do this but that is the best way for me to avoid being triggered.
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I think the most important thing to do is what you are doing. Recognize the trigger and decide what to do about it so you can live your best life.
It is also important to recognize what part of the trigger is actually the culprit. For example........when my four kids were small I was anxious and nervous all the time. I would think "my kids are my trigger" but how do I escape or avoid them? Then I realized, it was not my kids that were the trigger, it was the "commotion" from them that was the trigger. I learned way to lessen the commotion therefor, decreasing the possibility of being triggered. I dont like "scary" movies, they trigger me. Obviously, that is very plain ans simple, I need to avoid watching them.
Not all triggers are that simple and we need to learn to recognize what is triggering us within a situation. We can learn to "deal" with most triggers in our lives. It just takes a little investigative work to figure out where the sensitivity is coming from.
I dont have many triggers left and it is possible to develope new ones. Large crowds is a huge trigger for me. I have learned to either avoid them OR take my son or husband with me. As long as I have someone I love close to me, I handle it much better. I also sometimes struggle with seeing people I know who have "great kids" who are successful, happy and making it well in this world. My kids struggle with drugs and school and life in general. I am learning to work through that by recognizing that this world is made up of all kinds of people. I cant know what God has in store for my children and through their challenges, they are being made strong for a purpose.
All we can do is work to live our best life and I think you are doing a great job. Hugs
I work in a high stress job; always have. I haven't had good luck yet working on that; it's a trigger for me; irritation. But I am working on it.
Not taking meds; well, that's a no brainer.
Depression: get around people as soon as possible. That's a tough one.
Not eating makes a big difference in how I feel. So I try to make sure I eat; but the abilify is kinda getting in the way of that.
I get very irritable around crowds, so I avoid them as much as I can.
A cluttered house triggers me, so I have gradually made my space more organized so I can at least retreat to a neater part of the house.
Seeing dh overeat triggers me, and since only he can make a choice to eat healthy, I make sure when its my turn to cook he has no other choice but to eat what I make...in the portion I cook.
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