I get it too.....can actually feel my blood pressure going up and myself going into what I call the "hunter-kill" mode...though the reality is I'd do nothing more than scream profanities, but it's the thought that counts....as for what I do, the biggest thing for me is to change my surroundings....even if it's just to go to another room in the house i.e. if I'm in bed, I get up and go to my computer and play a mindless game for a while, or surf the net, or type in my journal til I get tired again; or I run a hot bath and read (science fiction-fantasy I like). I also tell myself over and over again.."it's not happening NOW, your anger is pointless" NOT as a put down of my feelings, but to re-center myself and maybe let myself feel something else......

Hope this helps.


Hope it makes sense!! ~_o

I feel the anger too. I feel the feelings as if it were actually happening all over again. My body even reacts "physically" as if it were happening all over again. I just try to remind myself that this is part of the abuse that I went through and that it is just a trigger and it will pass. It usually passes fairly quickly for me.

I get that too, i could cope better at those times.

Struggling with it now, hard to deal with.

I am new to this site. I have PTSD triggers and had a huge trigger that dropped me into a serious depression. I was already really stressed out. That was the last thing I needed to happen :/
Strategies I use are. 1) reminding myself it is a trigger and that I am OK.
2) also I remove myself out of the environment where the trigger occurred and give my
Body some space and time to de-stress in a safe n quiet environment.
3) soothing music also helps to refocus your mind to the present moment
4) I haven't done this, but somebody suggested blowing bubbles. That is a really clever
Way to do breathing exercises to decrease anxiety and panic attacks. You can even
Just pretend to blow them. I'll keep this in mind.

I have had quite a few Panic Attacks recently. Also, I get pi$$ed off far too easily for my own liking.

I simply remind myself, "This too shall pass!"