tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post5575002566581035525..comments2023-05-29T07:02:47.281-07:00Comments on My Clouds, My Storms and Multiple Personality Disorder: More on TriggersRising Rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post-37730861969118219672008-01-22T19:00:00.000-08:002008-01-22T19:00:00.000-08:00I just read several of your posts. It is truly mo...I just read several of your posts. It is truly moving. Thank you for sharing your story. So many people are clueless about personality disorders. Thank you for clueing us in. Even though I can only partly understand the enormous struggle you have gone through and are still on, it is clear how brave you are and it is very humbling. Well done for doing what you are doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post-43914580136175724202008-01-22T10:28:00.000-08:002008-01-22T10:28:00.000-08:00Great post as always!One of the things I found was...Great post as always!<BR/><BR/>One of the things I found was that as I untangled the threads related to a trigger, the trigger lost much of its power. <BR/><BR/>The other thing I find incredibly helpful is to create new positive triggers for myself. Example: I went through my closet and figured out which clothes make me feel happiest and strongest. So now, whenever I expect to be in a challenging situation, I pull out one of those. <BR/><BR/>These positive triggers become a counterpoint to potential negative triggers and if the starts to lose its power, I just "recharge" the object or scent.April_optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264149241673287909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post-4548260897593418732008-01-22T09:47:00.000-08:002008-01-22T09:47:00.000-08:00Hi and thank you for visiting my Blog, and for you...Hi and thank you for visiting my Blog, and for your comments. I have started reading yours, and will catch up with a subject I know nothing about - there is always something to learn!<BR/>Many thanks and regards, Margot xxA Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post-39877801723652613152008-01-22T06:00:00.000-08:002008-01-22T06:00:00.000-08:00I have mixed feelings on triggers and trigger warn...I have mixed feelings on triggers and trigger warnings. It's definitely true that triggers are very useful in therapy. Also...not all triggers bring up "yucky" stuff. The smell of oil of olay makes me think of my Aunt; a person who was and still is a safe person for me, and I am very close to her. <BR/><BR/>On the flip side of that... every day just being out in the world there are triggers. Plenty of things for me to make note of (if I can) and take to T. When I read blogs, there are things that are triggering that people may not consider triggers (therefore, no warnings), there are people that don't use trigger warnings and I often choose to read things that do have trigger warnings also, but sometimes I do head the warning. I know that for me, if I am not at least a little careful about what I read online, the system can be triggered enough that important areas of life start to slide. Getting badly triggered on Friday afternoon leaves me with an entire week of school to deal with before seeing T again. A professor can drop a student after two absences, one week equals two absences. If that happens twice in a semester, I have a major problem at school. When I write on my blog, I use trigger warnings for this reason, I know other people may be in the same place I am. I also know that I have had visitors to my blog that are not in therapy. Some are like you, and while I would feel bad about triggering you, I also know that you have dealt with far more than I have in therapy so far...meaning, you are much further along the healing journey and probably have the skills to deal with being triggered. But other people have never been in therapy, are looking for a T they can work with or have just started and are not yet in a place of trust with their T. While everyone needs to own their triggers and work through them, I worry about those people who are not yet in a place to do that...it's mostly for them that I use trigger warnings.Medicoglia, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894674563874832457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post-74438488231612872182008-01-22T04:19:00.000-08:002008-01-22T04:19:00.000-08:00Bloody hell. When I read this post this morning I ...Bloody hell. When I read this post this morning I was thinking to myself how in control and sorted I have been these last few weeks. Then I visit the doctors and my day is spiralling out of control with one thing after another. I wonder. How much of my life I live in denial. I hate how I feel. All because of a doctors visit and I didn't want to go, but he makes me to pick up my meds.Kahlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500615451909999365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post-39318502084458969732008-01-22T01:22:00.000-08:002008-01-22T01:22:00.000-08:00It is an interesting concept how you used triggers...It is an interesting concept how you used triggers.Kahlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500615451909999365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post-8418590264981000292008-01-21T18:14:00.000-08:002008-01-21T18:14:00.000-08:00RR,Thanks for the postings to my site. Sounds tri...RR,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the postings to my site. Sounds trite but it feels good when someone reads and listens.<BR/><BR/>Question about your comment. I've seen how you incorporate someone's comment in a new post you blog. How do you do that? If, for example, I wanted to refer to your comment, how would I do that?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for listening and commenting. You must have your hands full. I appreciate your post so much. I hope that one day I will be able to look back at our post and see where we've come from and that we're in a better place then.Missing In Sighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08550255615516862848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187441051484747220.post-65060476523533959052008-01-21T17:57:00.000-08:002008-01-21T17:57:00.000-08:00I don't have DID but what worked for me on identif...I don't have DID but what worked for me on identifying and copying with triggers was to keep a Trigger chart. I would keep a piece of paper with me at all times. I would jot down what I was doing, where I was, what I heard, smelled, saw - when I was triggered. Just jot down anything I thought off. Later I'd transfer it to a little chart. At the end of the day I'd rate my average anxiety, average panic, and # of panic attacks (1-10 scale). Over time I began to see patterns. For exp - 2 pm is a tough time for me. Adjusting meds helped some. And I just have to realize that 2pm is a tough time for me.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps somewhat (and makes sense)Enolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743336472230762551noreply@blogger.com