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Trigger

A cue that instantly calls up an old emotional state, although the present situation doesn't call for it.

Term

How it shows up

A particular tone of voice, a smell, the sound of a door closing. The response is faster than thought and out of proportion to what is happening now — because it doesn’t belong to what is happening now.

What we do with it in therapy

We map the triggers so they become predictable. Once you know what throws you, you gain a few seconds’ head start — and in those seconds lies all the difference.

See also

Chronic stress A state of permanent readiness in which the body never quite switches the alarm off. Self-harm Deliberately hurting yourself as a way of managing an unbearable emotional state. Grieving The process of adjusting to a loss — not only a death, but any loss that changes who you are.

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