Hello folks! Happy Hump day? How are you doing?

Today, I want to talk about something that catches us all off guard from time to time: emotional hot buttons. One minute, you’re fine, and the next—bam—something happens. Maybe someone says something, or you read an email, and it’s like a button gets pushed. Suddenly, you’re flooded with emotions. You were calm a moment ago, but now you’re upset, thrown off balance, and feeling totally irrational. It’s as if you’re no longer in control, and sometimes, the way you react can even be damaging to yourself or others.

Yep, you guessed it—this week’s topic is TRIGGERS.

But what is a trigger, really? According to the American Psychological Association (APA), a trigger is “a stimulus that elicits a reaction.” Triggers can be people, places, things, or situations that stir up uncomfortable memories or emotional responses.

Internal Triggers:

Internal triggers are emotional reactions that come from within us, often tied to our beliefs, thoughts, or past experiences. They’re usually rooted in unresolved feelings, insecurities, or deep-seated fears. For example, if you feel inadequate or unworthy, any form of perceived criticism—whether it’s intended or not—can hit hard. You might assume the person triggers you- but actually they are just picking on a trigger that already exists WITHIN YOU. You subconsciously believe it and they just picked on the wound within.

1. Ask yourself:

Why did that trigger perhaps become an internal belief?

2. Dive deeper into the trigger

The trigger is? How did it serve you so far in life? 

3. Time to let it go and reframe

Ask yourself WHY does it NOT serve you anymore to believe the trigger. What would you reframe the trigger to be now? WHY? 

6. Grounding: 

Practise grounding every time the trigger comes up cos you have to flex the mind OUT of the trigger and remind yourself of the reframe, It’s all about discipline for the neuroscience of the mind to shed the OLD trigger and onboard the new way.

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