megan123 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) some of mine that trigger me are weird : -those yellow security jackets, -any sex scenes on tv/ movies, -anyone touching my throat -holding my arms down (hugs sometimes too) -smell of alcohol -very tall men -people playing with my hair -any men close to me -crowds -friends talking bout sex and their relationships there are so many now that i think of it Edited December 30, 2007 by megan123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayanna Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Listening to Me And A Gun on CD What makes that wierd is the fact that I can sing that song myself as much as I want and never be triggered by it. But listening to it on CD gets me every single time. I find that a little freaky, personally. Stesha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I have a few odd ones -hands near my head - fleece blankets - sweatpants - basement of where i used to live - people looking over my shoulder when i'm on the computer - certain body sprays - people toucing my stomach - grabbing my wrists - the back parking lot of the library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) - people touching me (anywhere, no difference) - socks when I find them into xmas gifts (I know, it's too stupid, but it reminds me of the start of the thing) - Indian people - some teen books - anything related to engagement and marriage (rings, white dresses, even the words 'marriage' and 'wedding') - MAJOR TRIGGER Edited January 2, 2008 by Airmid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 If you watched Six Feet Under, the scene where Nate is burying his wife (the Lili Taylor character) in the desert Being interrupted, esp. by men, esp. esp. older men Refrigerators left out in the street, in the trash (when I was little, there were public safety commercials about how that was dangerous to do because kids could get trapped in them and die) Horror movies, esp. one that I'm too scared to write out Getting presents I don't want and having to fake that I like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicaelaine Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 so, i'm happy to hear i'm not the only one with these strange things. the weirdest i guess for me are practice drum pads and marching band uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halo Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Someone touching my waist. Triggers me more than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbitto Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 *brown dress shoes *that certain smell *absolute anything (the vodka) *The song "Friend of mine" by Eve 6 ("rape is a word with a face" specifically) *certain Sydney, Aus accents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustaMelody Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I discovered a new one a while back.. the perfume Fantasy (by Britney Spears) I wore it every single day in 10th grade (aka, while experiencing the most of the traumatic stress), and then I ran out of it.. one day last year, I walked by a girl in the hallway and she had it on, and that triggered me almost instantly. It wasn't until then when I realized that it's a trigger. Also, my mom's magnolia lotion, although I think she ran out of it.. the smell of that was a pretty bad trigger too. There is the sound of a certain type of bird too.. it lives somewhere around here, and I have no idea what kind of bird it is, but it chirped every morning while I stood outside waiting for the bus, and I heard it once last year and that triggered me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet49 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Old men. Priests. Men in black suits. Old Spice. Religious medals. Whiskey. Going to communion at church. Being alone in the room with a man sitting closer to the door than I am, unless it's my hubby, son or friend. Certain musical chords my dad used to play on the piano. Men jiggling their keys in ther pockets. Anybody telling me what to do, especially a man. Being touched in a certain area of my privates. Having people walk behind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura23 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 * men who lived in egypt, has an egyptian accent, or otherwise considers themselves egyptian (sorry) * those disgusting flavored cigarettes that you buy at the gas station * water chestnuts (don't understand that one) * being tickled * my dad's voice * being in the middle seat in the back of a car * any song by the band Creed, especially the 'six feet from the edge' one... i used to leave the campus center at a near run if it came on the speakers * being made to wait while someone else talks on a cell phone when i'm in the car * late afternoon/early evening - the time of day when it's just getting dusky and everyone is coming home from work and starting dinner * being alone at night * listening to music after dark * priests in cassocks * being touched by people i don't know - even brushed in passing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurvivingTheStorm Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Listening to Me And A Gun on CDWhat makes that wierd is the fact that I can sing that song myself as much as I want and never be triggered by it. But listening to it on CD gets me every single time. I find that a little freaky, personally. Stesha I have the exact same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervivre Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Vinyl-covered car seats, that guys-in-the-locker-room smell, cologne, being in an office with the door closed, fisher-price toy figures... Thought I was over the locker-room one, but I went to the gym at a different time yesterday - different crowd, and the smell was hard to deal with. *sigh* Again. Open conversations about people's first sexual experiences are always pretty tricky. But they don't make me nauseous anymore. Much. (Now, when it gets to be my turn, I say, "The first time I _chose_ to have sex...") The constant fear-mongering, the incessant images of women as victims, that we get in the news, in commercials, in music... makes me wanna scream. The formula for anything out of Hollywood is: woman-in-jeopardy. (Big media is one of the most irresponsible industries around...) Never put this together, but I've always had a hard time standing in line at the grocery store, and now I realize it's the darned magazine racks! Interesting thread, but whew! Intense, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 The constant fear-mongering, the incessant images of women as victims, that we get in the news, in commercials, in music... makes me wanna scream. The formula for anything out of Hollywood is: woman-in-jeopardy.(Big media is one of the most irresponsible industries around...) I can totally relate to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balu Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Being called "girl"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowglass Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 the smell of alcohol having anything scented (soap, lotion, etc.) on my hands having my face touched people touching me who I can't see, esp. behind me people holding my hands/arms the smell of chlorine seeing my little sister locks - the kind on school lockers being told I'm small (I get this one a lot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurvivorThriver Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 (edited) My Triggers Tall Men Men who are powerfully built Male authority figures Men who are very self confident to the point of being cocky and arrogant Men who drink a lot Men with beer bellies Men ages 30-45 Men with mustaches or facial hair My female peers who say they want to be my friend Motor vehicles (especially vans) Tickling-being tickled or seeing someone else especially a child being tickled Boy Bands (N'Sync,98 Degrees,Backstreet Boys) Small spaces Blue sweatclothes References to The Virgin Mary Being called a Prude Alien halloween masks Black capes People coming up behind me Having my shoulders,arms or wrists touched or held Shoulder massages Having anything over my mouth and nose Being told I'm pretty or that I'm smart (by males) Being told how small I am (I'm 4"11) Being told that I look no older than 13 or 14 years old Being told how innocent I am Small spaces any room or space with a lock Being Guilt Tripped! Edited June 8, 2009 by SurvivorThriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlene Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 comic books... weird, huh? they were used to lure me when i was little because i loved looking at them... not anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunny Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 smell of oil small spaces weight on my chest anything too close to my face anyone being hit clothing too tight on wrists or neck old spice loud noises/yelling nightgowns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunny Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 thought of some more: repeating myself being thought of as "silly" being told what to do repetetive sounds loud men (and some loud women) not being believed being unjustly accused of anything drunk men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldwarrior Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 high school students drunk men orange t-shirts (I know, it's weird) being touched by people without warning talking of s*x people joking about r*pe so much, so much...too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurvivingTheStorm Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Being called "girl"..... That triggers me quite a bit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelle07 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 breathing by my ears feeling locked in a place doctors hospital gowns the sound shhhhhhhhhh being told i am a beautiful girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loss_of_self Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 *****mine arent weird, but i felt the need to for the first time EVER, state my triggers...I think it will be therapeutic. green eyes. seductive looks. blanket pulled over my head. the movie Meet the Fockers. men talking to me. men staring at me for long periods of time. being touched. police. self-defense class. Santa Barbara. gym shorts. random convos about rape, books, or movies with rape in them. darkness. locked doors. being alone with someone. certain taste and foul smell. anniversary date of course. Seeing them in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooshy_kitty Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 some of the stranger ones: brownies with mocha icing (anything chocolate with mocha or coffee icing/topping, really). the scent of a certain kind of tide detergent. the scent of some "vanilla bean" flavor hand soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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