Wil Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) Boys shouting/fighting. The indoor smell of some rooms. Ballet music. Quince bushes. Empty buildings with wooden floors like community halls etc. Facial hair esp moustaches. Motorbikes. Cold baths. Intimacy. Kissing. Watching people kiss. Being touched unexpectedly (I even react when my kids do it, which I then feel horrible about). Having my nipples touched. Or sometimes, just being touched in any way. Some fabrics (some cos of texture, some cos of pattern - I am esp not good with white material with blue flowers on it). Some types of sunglasses. People being too close to me. Being locked in anywhere. Being locked in a car is twice as bad. Sleeping with someone else near me. Someone standing behind me. People watching me. Not being able to see the exit, or not being able to see a clear path to it. White rum. Peach air freshener. There are also some streets/buildings that I can't even walk past. And probably too many sexually-linked ones to list here.... Edited December 11, 2012 by Wil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatzSpark Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 i have so many triggers; these are the worst: -not being able to breathe when i'm sick with a cold or flu -being held down -the sound of heavy breathing -the sound of loud heavy coughing -cigars, cigar smoke -old white farmhouses, old red barns - wooden floors, hay bales, corn fields, just a big mess of farm triggers.. -snakes -bathrooms -old men with white hair -people standing behind me -feeling trapped in rooms or cars or crowds -screaming or violent anger -smell of beer and weed smoke -Christmas -Valentine's Day -my birthday (the day after Valentine's Day) -sexual related stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocdesatin Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 a hand on my neck my boyfriend raising his eyesbrows (like he wants to be naughty) fat/large male hands my pets grooming themselves, i dont know why but i absolutely hate the noise it makes.(may have nothing to do with it) being in a large group of people, like a party where i know them. i bet there are more but thats all for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzo Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Umm let's see... Pasty skin Sides of houses (like backyard) Some kinds of acne scars (which sucks because I have some of those scars) Certain types of cars That name Specific smell (wish I knew what it was…) Feeling pinned down (like if someone is laying on top of me) Anyone that really looks like him (which kinda goes with the pasty skin) So not so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ai4wo2zi4ji3 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 the thought of my boyfriend in my house/bedroom (we've only hung out at his place) streets with certain architecture the thought of being intimate in a bedroom (we're sticking to the couch for now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessieee_22 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I didn't think I had many. At least no strange ones. Until I started reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilubnotbeingyew Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 -the names of those who have hurt me -my back being touched when I don't have a shirt on -Bedrooms with a lot of things on the walls (posters, pictures, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toys Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Having somebody snap my bra straps. People walking out of the room if we're having a serious conversation. And ummm... having no hair "down there" or guys who talk about liking/wanting a girl to be shaved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnCrane Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 To Jennifer: The movie that you talked about with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Gwenyth Paltrow is called Se7en. My triggers: Not being able to write neatly Loud noises Forced/pinned down Eyeglasses People with his name His relation to me (family) Rape scenes in movies Hands on my neck Things tied around my neck Hardwood floors Yankees baseball team People who think they know it all People who judge and label A.A. Talking about what happened Reading about rape Shower curtains Grocery shopping Large crowds Eye contact Worms Snakes People who bully others People who think they're God's greatest gift to mankind Deep water People who are in a position to help but choose not to Rape jokes People who take advantage of others N.M. Being alone Always looking for the exit and/or quickest way to get out of a building Rugs White t-shirts (solid color or with designs) Feeling helpless There are more, but that's all I can think of for now. I noticed a few mentioned the band Insane Clown Posse. I'd like to talk about them real quick. I am a die-hard fan, aka Juggalo for life. I first started listening to the group at the age of thirteen. I'm almost thirty now. A lot of people hate their music because the level of violence. But that's not what all their music is, which goes for any other artist on Psychopathic Records. If it wasn't for ICP, Twiztid, Blaze, ABK, Dark Lotus, Esham, Natas, Tech N9ne, etc. (I'd like to add in Slipknot, Stone Sour, and Metallica to the list) I wouldn't be alive. Their music got me through the worst times and saved my life. There's a much deeper and positive message in and behind their music. You have to be in the world to know what it's all about. Being a Juggalo is who I am, with every breath I take until my dying day. ShawnCrane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray1986 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Doctors. Hospitals. Hospital Gowns. Medical staff of any sort, particularly men. Every time i have to go the the ER or a doc it throws me off for days. Eastern medical practices are much better but still hard. Exception: Planned Parenthood - I've always felt safe there. And good when I leave. My son is two and he has yet to see a doctor. Ever. He was born with a midwife and room full of family, doula's, and friends a mile from the hospital. Cops. I used to start shaking when I encountered cops. I'd shut down to the point where I couldn't communicate. Now I just feel sick and angry and it sets me on edge for a day or so. Any mention of military schools. boy's mountain bikes (kid sized) but only if they are black Some extremely skinny women, particularly if they're blond, short haired, and sorta punk rock. Black SUV's Ticky Tacky Houses - particularly if they are all white. White Gazebos Edited January 9, 2013 by ray1986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unicorn4 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Dentists. Brushing my teeth (sometimes, not all the time), mostly because I don't like the toothpaste in my mouth...it makes me gag. Yelling. Name calling. My husband has this really bad habit of trying to sound mean and macho to the pets when he's mad at them (usually after he's been working out) and I find that incredibly triggering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedbecomesarose Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Okay, I just read the rules for triggering so I will add that to mine. This may trigger as some of mine are related to RA. These are my triggers Polo, Eternity and another cologne "white" conditioner white lotions all of the houses where the abuse took place with all of the abusers funeral homes the color blue the color orange certain names facial hair in all its forms - my ex tried them all but the worst was a full beard and the half moustache and goatee when someone says "oral" or "anal" sex - triggers rage seeing scantily clad people pop up on my computer when I don't want it and I don't certain names that were called to me the name of a certain flower remodeling tools sometimes spiritual things seeing or thinking of farm animals men grouped together whip guns tie handcuffs needles blood chauvinistic men throw up dirty jokes seeing pregnant women Did I say facial hair? That's been a very big one. I didn't realize how big until lately but getting better. I particularly picked a therapist who looked a little similar to ex in order to work through my fears. Therapist himself just because of his age (about when my ex left and the worst abuse happened and same height and facial hair and color of hair). Lot of projection going on lately. Certain foods - bananas, zucchini, phallic shaped There's more but that's all for now. They are weird enough to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootsyjlm Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Peeling potatoes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionessCub Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 birthdays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnCrane Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 People who stare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlandrith Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Pregnant women. The woman who did it was pregnant. She made me fear something that should be seen as beautiful. I'm getting better with this one over time. I no longer recoil as I once did, but I will experience varying levels of anxiety in their presence. I will quickly spot and focus on a pregnant woman in any given environment (room, mass transit, etc.) before I even know that is what is happening. I guess that is some form of mental self-defense. Edited January 23, 2013 by jlandrith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roaring_Gryphon Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Taking off my shoes, or being told to do so. There, I said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heaeliper Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 some of mine: Irish Spring Soap Drakkar Orange Juice The Super Bowl Memorial Day Crowded Spaces a 90s Hairdo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberteggleton Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I'm a survivor, psychotherapist, and author. Proceeds of my first novel are donated to prevent child abuse in West Virginia, U.S. (It was published in Leeds.) Anyway, sometimes, even if the scene doesn't have the slightest thing to do with violence, even when it is laugh-out-loud funny, I get triggered, almost like I feel guilty for having gotten rid of my shame and anger. Weird, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seastar Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Here are some of my triggers...I don't understand them all as my memories aren't very clear. Songs from the 60s and 70s...particularly the song "Honey Honey, Sugar Sugar" When my T (an older man) says my name certain sexual acts that I cannot do Gentle sex that involves caressing Hearing certain words that pertain to being disciplined (i.e. sp-nk, nau--ty, b-d girl, etc.) The tone of voice of an angry man Seeing a naked female baby or toddler Feeling like I am being watched Kissing hearing his name I am sure there are more but these are at the top of my head. Thought I would share. Helps to read others`. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplegiraffe Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Rap music. I wasn't expecting that to be a trigger and found out the hard way that it was. yes, for me too. certain songs specifically, or bands. also talk of violence and terrorism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chantel2012 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 The video game Skyrim Star Wars (or anything associated with it) Breathing or being kissed on or around my neck (something I used to love... He ruined it for me... a**hole) Sometimes being f**gered will REALLY trigger me S*x in general is triggering although not as bad as it once was... It is weird, it is usually hard for me to have s*x or to "get started" but once we start it is tolerable but then at other times during the middle of it I will just FREAK out and like cry and start to shake or I will just "blank out" and go inside of myself. My response varies and I never know how I will react so it is hard for me to have it now because I never know how I will react and it is embarrassing. :cry:/> Guys who look or sound a certain way (voice tone I mean) Guys with a certain name..... Songs/Movies Domestic Violence Mind control/abuse I have to stop I am starting to trigger myself.... :scared:/> Thanks for this thread by the way! ♥♥♥♥ :thumbsup:/> Chantel ♥ Okay, well I now have more... I was r*ped again back in September of 2012 and all of the prior triggers were from December 2011 and before. Anyway here's new triggers: His name The 'cabin' (where it took place) Anything that reminds me of him (my dad is best friends with him. Still...) The numbers 22 and 29. (They are dates.) 12/29/11 and 09/22/12... Just, lately I have this 'feeling' of something in my head that needs to be known and I can almost sense it but it's not there. I KNOW that probably made no sense at all haha. I don't know, there are others... I'll add more later. Oh, belts sometimes and tickling sometimes. Just a lot of spontaneous and unpredictable things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherline Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I have a new one. I looked twice to the TV series Alcatraz, and both times some scenes were triggering, which caused me to have huge and horrible nightmares. Now hearing the TV presenter announce Alcatraz is enough to let me get an anxiety attack. Had one last night, and my little One was so anxious that she curled up in a corner, sobbing. I get nightmares of prisoners of Alcatraz appearing randomly anywhere. And now, some kind of bald heads too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoltenFlower Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 - Long finger nails - Dirty finger nails - Female crying in porn - Any sexual assault in movies - Cheap beer in metal cans - Any sign that I might have a UTI or yeast infection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulconstance Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) "Repetitive motion" -- not sure if it's a trigger, but it makes me want to run and scream from the room so it probably is... but if someone say, rubs my arm, by too long it starts to feel really bad. Mazdas.... or green cars --- Green is my favorite color, but now green cars remind me of my x-husband The phrase "I'm crazy about you".... reminds me of being assaulted the 3rd time in my teens Laying down to bed, especially if I'm not tired --- this probably sounds weird... but more often then not, I trigger when I lay down to sleep....... beds in general can be a serious trigger Being around children who were the age I was when I was abused. .... I probably have a lot more to add, but that's all I can say right now. Edited May 3, 2013 by soulconstance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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