Trigger Me This

[MrsBeasley86]

I'm just curious what are your triggers? What causes you to have anxiety or panic attacks?
Does anyone else get bothered by light? I feel better in a dim room.
Do you feel better in the day time or at night?
Do you prefer to be alone or with someone?

 

[fuzzypenguin]

my #1 is the dark, followed (in no order) DJs, EDM, fireball, getting drunk (I can drink a little, but when I drink a lot
I panic).

 

[MrsBeasley86]

Drinking too much makes me panicky too. Which is weird because it use to make me feel better.

 

[fuzzypenguin]

Each tike I realize if I have another sip I'll black out, I panic to almost a panic attack.

 

[seedling]

Aggressive, bossy women. I don't mind plain bossy, just leave out the aggressive part with it.

 

[Intrepid]

Anyone smiling at me. Success. Requests to share my triggers (Not your fault, its my trigger). Mistakes, especially small ones.

 

[Neverthesame]

- Diesel engines
- Air horns
- Sirens
- helicopters (bk-117 is the worst)
- nighttime (in summer)
- divided highways (dual carriageways in UK)
- babies crying
- blood

There may be more, but those are the most prominent in my mind.

 

[Truthful_Whispers]

I prefer low light settings. Sudden loud noises trigger me. Eye contact for an extended time can trigger me, because my abuser would "punish" me if I looked him in the eye. So, if I make extensive eye contact with anyone, I would have to be in anger mode.

 

[InvisibleSun]

-knocking on the door..always have to ring the doorbell*
-rape scenes/graphic violence in movies*
-references to sodomy
-blood
-metal pipes
-dollhouses

All of these cause panic attacks but the * ones will almost always trigger flashbacks for me..I also get extremely uncomfortable in bars. And I hate when strange men look at me..especially if they stare. I can't stand the way I feel when men look at me..makes me feel dirty.. So many things set me off..these are just the ones that mess with me the most.

 

[sgirl33]

I'm just curious what are your triggers? What causes you to have anxiety or panic attacks?
Does anyo...

anyone abruptly grabbing me or making any sudden movements
yelling
darkness..i sleep with a light on

 

[Deleted member 29889]

I'm just curious what are your triggers? What causes you to have anxiety or panic attacks?
Does anyo...

Daylight, mornings, bright afternoon sun....all are hell for me.
Then there's the horrid, suffocating feeling of being captive when in a group of strangers. I want to scream, fight, kill, Just escape somehow and scream at them all.

 

[sgirl33]

Daylight, mornings, bright afternoon sun....all are hell for me.
Then there's the horrid, suffocatin...

I've felt like that before in crowds. I've worked hard on trying not to feel like that now. Whenever I'm in a large crowd I keep repeating to myself that I'm ok and that no one is going to hurt me. I also try to regulate my breathing.