Growler Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 - the smell of beer - the who song 'behind blue eyes' he said it was about him and me (god i wish i didn't have his blue eyes) - seeing girls sitting on their father's knee - doors being slightly open at night - the dark (so terrified of the dark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneggsandcam Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 - rectangular fluorescent lights - people touching or breathing on my neck (especially the back or left side) - cuddling in beds - blankets being pulled over my head - people touching my left hip - going to my friend's house where it happened - seeing pictures of him - sexual assault in movies - skylights I guess most of them aren't that weird, I dunno, but some days it's hard to take the train because of the lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarCane Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 For me the weirdest ones are older movies, Cleopatra, Ben Hur and Spartacus come to mind. That and certain churches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyssamay1989 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 A car with a loud bass driving by. Ugh, it's happening now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagray Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I didn't realize this kind of thing happened to others as well. Thank you all for sharing. Some of my triggers would probably be: Someone touching my hair Being pushed or shoved Being cornered Being chastised or "called down", this involves anything where someone is correcting me for something Any time someone tries to be intimate These are the biggest ones for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomifan Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Having stuff on my hands (wet or sticky, mud, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel.heart Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 ahh noms, yes..i hate that too. being sticky in general triggers me, and i have no clue if it's because i simply don't like being sticky, or if it's something more. -well, my most recent abuser's house is a bad trigger. bad things have happened there -shudders- -things/humans behind me -handcuffs, yes handcuffs, and other restraint-like objects. - i can't think of any others, but i know there are more. just weird things. not sure why i can't think at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyJourney00 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I'm so glad to hear that it is not just me! Sometimes I think I am well on my way to healing, until a trigger happens... and then I realize just how much I am really affected to this day. Some of my triggers: - people commenting on my body (good or bad) - any type of pressure on my neck (necklace, blanket, arm, fully zipped up jacket) - being alone - people dismissing me when I am trying to say something I think is important - swiss army knives - when my mom doesn't back me up Sometimes I feel like I REALLY lose it when these things come up. Like I have this burst of uncontrollable anger. Is that a normal response to a trigger? Thanks for listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionessCub Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 people who stand too close to me men who hug far too close/too long trees knocking at a window at night nights when my husband is away and I have to lock up the house for the night red hair seeing little girls at the mall or church or whatever alcohol attics barns people talking about the area where I grew up anything related to the Catholic Church people complaining about having an illness that feels pretty insignificant compared to what survivors go through phone calls asking for money for various charities that help people with particular medical issues (never related to survivors or mental health) velvet toes the sound of gum being chewed baseball bats competitive sports on the television being confined in a small area cigarettes plastic toy animals leather belts anything Irish Yikes - that is more than enough for now...... interesting exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamama Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I've got a few weird ones; -Being hugged, touched or trapped in anyway. -Being in a car that is shaking. -(the 'having my hands/arms held down above my head', that gets me too). -Reaching orgasm. -Name calling and faul language (either it's toward me or not). -White skinny ish looking guys flirting with me. -Someone calling me gorgeous or something similar (I guess I've kinda gotten over this one...). -Someone starring at me. The first one is a big one. Last year, a classmate came up to me and tempted a hug (congratulating me), I freaked out, hit him and said 'no', explaining to him that I don't like hugs and i was sorry for hitting him. After that, people teased me about it. People tried coming up to me to give me a hug at random times. But to me, it felt like they were shooting with belts every single time they did. Once, some guys went all around me and all at the same time, hugged me from all sides. I was squeezed and they wouldn't let go. So I started crying. In the middle of school. I felt terrible for doing so. After that, I explained to the guys a little; that I don't like hugs because I was 'abused with hugging'. That's all I said though. And they left me alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellbell Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 For me it's cigarette smoke, blood,certain places, alcohol and some types of physical contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greygin55 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 First post since joining.. --I have a hard time with lists...people talking in lists. --repetitive noise...like gum chewing, mouth sounds, pen clicking, soda bottle caps, etc. --getting upset --sun warming me in the morning --a few songs --stagnant, still air --air temp in a space the same temp as the air I breathe in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understanding_Me Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I have a few. hand(s) on my throat, even jokingly stupid popular song by Robin Thicke (wanna strangle him for making it and whoever approved it) uncovered windows (aka no curtain/blind) or blinds/curtain open open/cracked doors full hand brushes on my chest anyone violent/angry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondie2002 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I can relate to a lot of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greygin55 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 -(the 'having my hands/arms held down above my head', that gets me too). You helped me realize something when you typed this... it helped me connect an issue with a PET Scan as they were staging my cancer and older 'stuff' where this position would have been involved. Thank you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paamboli Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 having medical personnel tell me to take all my clothes off, including my underpants the smell of black rubber, and having someone put a black rubber scuba diving cap on my head being tickled having a closed bedroom door ( I just took mine off entirely ) paamboli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understanding_Me Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) thought of another one... the feeling or even thought of a guy pressing against my back and feeling his manhood against my bum makes me shiver just thinking about it. body memories back it up. *shudders* and another... recalling that it could happen again... (connects with the fear that my first attacker could come into my room and possibly do something to me) Edited October 15, 2013 by Understanding_Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulalynne Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 My triggers are: Being out at night Esp if men are around Degrading of women in movies, tv, advertisements, magazines n songs etc Women dressed immodest (even tho it's never never never an excuse for a man to assault anyone but just bc it's another way men look at women as sex objects) The movie "The Accused" ugh! Porn Strip clubs Hearing men gv "cat calls" Men gawking at women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulalynne Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Oh ya... Reading another post reminded me... I hate being tickled now too Or being chased Or when a man is staring at me... I just wanna say "wth u lookin at?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulalynne Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I basicly don't watch any tv any more or movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandyC Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 rubbing alcohol- I was tortured with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucy Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 having medical personnel tell me to take all my clothes off, including my underpants the smell of black rubber, and having someone put a black rubber scuba diving cap on my head being tickled having a closed bedroom door ( I just took mine off entirely ) paamboli Hello paamboli, I can relate to being triggered by being tickled. I hope that you are ok Lucy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyvanilla Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 gummy bears. well actually anything gummy. [this isn't due to the SA it's due to something else]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LitGrl Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 The smell of Monster energy drinks mixed with mint gum. Pillow being held over my face. The sound of a doorknob moving (like someone trying to get in who I was not expecting) Someone I am not familiar with touching me being pressed up against the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariam30061993 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Ya i too get triggers every night. It makes me so sad and my mind in full of tension. Whole night my mind is somewhere else. So many boys want me to have pleasure for them. So many sexual harrassments with lots of pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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