Triggered by nephew

[recoveringfromptsd]

This weekend I was with my nephew and a friend to watch a movie together, I can't get into the details except to say my nephew grabbed something from my hands essentially taking control of it.

I was triggered from this BIG TIME.

What are others experiences about relatives triggering you?

 

[Deleted member 37474]

My close friends two year old has a Cinderella princess cloth doll. She picked her up by the neck to carry her around. Couldn't get the image out of my head. Then one day she was touching each button on my shirt. Almost froze for that.

 

[trying to heal]

I regularly get triggered if my father is standing too close to me. Im often criticised cause he will catch me cringing and moving myself subconsciously away from him. I still have no idea why i cant tolerate him within touching range. My T refused to go near this stuff as she was worried it would open a wound that would never heal.

 

[Raegreg1102]

This is a good subject to share in my world consumed with triggers set off at least once daily by the most precious gift I could ever receive, my daughter.
I have been quite aware of the abuse I suffered till age 15 by birth parents, foster mother,foster sister and both adoptive parents. Although in my experience there is a difference in KNOWING or having memories about the abuse and actually being triggered and reliving the FEELING of being violated.
I'm sorry, this is your thread and topic of being trigger by relatives. I will go more into my intro once I gather my thoughts and choose words wisely or it will turn into a book, seriously.
Patience, patience and more patience. We can't help to be triggered,although with patience how I react to the trigger FEELS less powerful and the ball is in our court. Hope that makes sense. My 6 year old autistic daughter is becoming a bit more stubborn while misbehaving. Where before we could redirect her now it s not working as well. When she has a temper tantrum she might scream, lash out at me and refuse to try. Instantly I freeze and I'm a 6year old little girl literally in tears shaking ....triggered...very scary hopless place to be. I've ran from these feelings for years. l believe by the Grace of God and patienceI do not react to her in ways done to me. I have a lot of work to do in finally healing and how to deal with high levels of stress.
I wish the best for you. I hope you find the patience needed for yourself to deal with triggers with relatives or anything in life
ZL

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

Thanks for the replies, it helps to know I am not the only one with this happening, in this case part of it was him being too close, in a charged moment, taking an authoritative role and physically grabbing something from my hand, it came across as aggressive, took my right back into trauma time. As it mimicked behavior that I saw when my trauma was done.