Trigger: Movement

[jmni]

Exercise and being in the car trigger me.

So is movement the trigger? I gave up running. I would only run if I was breaking down and needed to release it because it's too much for me. I use to break things when I was angry. Scream and freak out and be totally destructive. Now it's as if I don't want to move because the slightest thing causes me to dissociate. I swam two laps today and I dissociated.

What does it mean?

Can being in a new environment be a trigger? If you don't feel completely safe there yet. Are there ways to adjust to being in a new environment.

 

[Red Feather]

Dissociation can also be due to stress. I have been dissociating while working with my fitness trainer. It is not necessary or helpful to think in terms of "triggers" because they are only trauma related. Your medication might also be making the dissociation stronger, and also lowering your blood pressure which contributes to the sense of dizziness. This is what happens to me a lot. Don't forget to breathe.

 

[I Can Do This]

Yes, you can be easily triggered by being somewhere that you don't feel safe or at home yet. The only way I know of to adjust would be to put on familiar tv or radio, sit calmly in a chair, look from right to left to make sure there is no danger (this is for your nervous system), feel your feet on the ground, and breathe deeply.