General Physical Signs Of Being Triggered

[IchBin]

I usually start hyperventilating and pacing around, and my movements become quick and agitated. If I am driving (bad situation, obviously) I start to drive in a more erratic and rage-filled manner. I've never been with another person while I am triggered, but from what it feels like my eyes probably take on an empty, panicked character, and my brow furrows with a mixture of strong fear and confusion.

 

[Abstract]

Apologies for the lost capital "D" at beginning of last post. It was the middle of the night/morning!

 

[Buck Compton]

The figiting is so bad for me sometimes that my feet get sore from tightening up my toes, and I grind the heck out of my teeth. Its about this time that i realize that i am being an anxious wreck and I try to calm down. Sometimes i will star off into nowhere, and sometimes I cant keep my mind fixated on anything.. its like a roller coaster of symptoms. I have noticed that since I have quit smoking and stopped consuming caffeine it has gotten better. Also breathing exercises help somewhat.. if i can clear my mind long enough to properly conduct them. I hope your partner gets better, and i hope my information helps you in some way

 

[MirabelleMuses]

My friends recognize the symptoms better than I do when they're happening. I get really quiet. I'm usually pretty outgoing and opinionated, but when I'm triggered I just shut down. I jump at every sound. My eyes scan the room over and over. It's like suddenly everything and everyone is threatening. I usually find an empty place to be in because I know I'll freak out if someone tries to touch me or get too close. I get agitated and angry at everyone. It's usually when I excuse myself from every social situation I can and just hide out until it passes. I'm told I look like a squirrel when I get like this lol.

 

[No Folded Hands]

hmmm...I wonderif that kind of thing is the origin of the phrase "being squirrelly".

 

[CreativJ]

That's one thing I've noticed about her condition. In her opinion, she has genuine complaints, I have petty whining.

I am dealing with a similar issue. Everything that my friend does and say is valid, when it comes to me I am being selfish, mean, or non supportive. It tends to happen when she has done something inconsiderate to me and I call her on it. I really don't know what to do. I support her fully and am there to listen. She then tends to ignore me and won't explain or communicate what is going on with me. It is helpful to hear that someone else is going through a similar battle. How do you stop the hurt, when this occurs?

 

[sea]

Blinking. Shaking. Breathing "hard". (can't explain, not heavy or shallow just very hard/forceful). Holding breath. Clenching. Pacing. moving. Sometimes make noise like I am in pain. Can't help that. It's embarrassing. Sometimes my eyes zone. staring. That is my still functioning mode. I feel like that most days. My full blown mode is all that plus either nonresponsive or physically imposing (hitting/breaking/throwing things etc) and nonresponsive. Sometimes when that happens it is like I have to struggle to breathe. Like I have been drowning or suffocating. My body will sometimes go numb.

 

[raye4]

I agree: My first problem is shaking! My hands go at a rapid pace. I sweat--I go numb--and my vision gets blurry/foggy! (HATE IT!) :eek:

 

[shadowchaser]

My biggest physical sign is the shaking. Some of my friends wonder how I stay seated with how I go sometimes.

Hey give me some mix, tequila, ice, and a shaker. I could be my own organic margarita mixer!

 

[raye4]

Warning Signs:
Cold chemical feeling in my throat, small pulses of pain in my head, avoid eye contact, become very agitated. Very snappy if people ask me questions. My spine curls down like a question mark, I grind my teeth and my breathing becomes rapid and my heart pounds. If someone confronts me I will hide my face and usually try to get away from them. I sometimes feel like vomiting, loss of appetite. When people talk to me I don't hear words its is like jibberish.

I feel your symptoms as well--I definitely don't want anyone to see my face--I think that's why my hair is all one length and what other people say does sometimes sound foreign! You are not alone on this one!

 

[raye4]

oes anyone actually know what is happening when one starts shaking on being triggered?
Does it have a name?
Long sudders that last a long time.
Why and in what situations does it occur in?
Thanks

I wish I had the answer for you too--that way I'd have it for myself as well!:speechless:

 

[caliaviator]

What happens to me is my heartbeat starts getting faster and my chest tighter, my breathing gets slower abs more labored, my mind does a "flicker" of sorts like when the lights "flicker" during a power surge. When that happens I have a hard time concentrating, I'll sometimes zone out to where if I'm viewing a PowerPoint slide it'll go from slide no. 5 to 15 and I won't remember what happened in between. My stare makes alot of people nervous and its been compared to someone who's ready to kill someone. When my anxiety goes through the roof I become frantic, I studder when I speak, and If im in a crowd I always scan for threats and I'll keep track of who's doing what. It sucks because when I go somewhere to relax and enjoy some time with my friends its like It's testing my willpower to the point where im exhausted in a short amount of time.