Gentle support.

I was scrolling through news ---- I don't watch it, I read it, to avoid triggers ---- I nonetheless saw.... And had a scream-down-the-house nightmare last night.

So I understand the fact that a trigger sometimes just.... Drops on us like that. I hope your son's foot heals, and that you can give yourself permission to fall apart. It's not a bad break ---- so fall apart, okay? Not doing that hurts wrse in the long run, is my experience, at least.
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Thanks Leo, I have a very difficult time letting go and just falling apart. It's been 4 years since my younger son's death, and I still haven't broken down. I have to stay strong to raise his son and be there for him.
At least I currently have a month off from school, so my performance there didn't suffer from this incident.
I rarely even scroll the news, too much going on, and you'll almost always see something about cancer. Besides, my ex-husband is rabid about news and makes it a point to keep me updated on anything relevant. LOL And I keep him updated on the more mundane things in life. It works in our friendship.

Hey, don't beat yourself up if that triggered you, it ain't nothing. And being so far away you had to feel helpless. I just sprained both ankles, so things get nuts from time to time. Sending you my support, Debbip.

that's a gnarly trigger event, deb. triple howl yeowl! ! ! steadying support while you process that upheaval. i hope healing happens here.

kudos on being able hold it together for your grandson, buttttttaaaa. . . the volcano's gotta blow, sooner or later. in my own herstory of being strong for others, sooner is better than later. the longer i wait, the more detritus there is to vent along with the original emotions. repressing carries a high price.

steadying support while you process. . . i am thrilled to hear you have a month off from school.

I like how Muji said "it ain't nothing." He does make a point that things definitely go whack.

Triggers can feel like an apocalypse waiting to happen. They are the pay attention to me now feelings.

Like you, I prefer to read the news because it leaves out emotionally charged words (most of the time). I hate the news. It's not informative.

It is okay to feel what you are feeling.

It is very hard to get my youngest brother to visit a hospital and if he ever becomes a patient, they'll have to sedate him well. Why do I say that? Twenty-one years ago, he went to a hospital with some relatives because our niece was dying. She was only a baby, she was never allowed to go home. My youngest brother was there when they had to pull the plugs on her little body and there is more to the story. I won't go into details. He fainted while he was there, since then it was hard for him to go into a hospital because of that time. I guess when he goes into one, he has thoughts of that time. He is better now as long as he does not have to go into a hospital.

Triggers are real and they do affect you in a bad way. What you described is strong but I love that the person is resilient, they get it back together like how you described what happened to you. I totally dislike the word cancer because I had lost many friends because of it and a family member was told they had it but now the doctors are not talking about them having cancer anymore.

When I heard that word again, I felt as confused and angry as I did when I first heard the news. My life had changed in a terrible way since. I am glad your son is coming home from the hospital and I hope life for you and his family returns back to normal.

Thinking of you again, Debbip, as the week begins. As you can see, we were with you here through the weekend and we'll be with you through the week to come, too.