LitGrl Posted October 17, 2013 Report 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mariam30061993 Posted February 11, 2014 Report 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
canal191011 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 men. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
8888 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Same here canal. Especially if they look like my perp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gettingold Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Stinky old people smell Cowboy boots on men, especially when they are fat and have short beards Hair dryers Not being able to change out of wet swimming clothes fast enough Men holding toddler aged girls Older preteen aged girls sitting on men's laps Mean teachers People making young children kiss someone People kissing children directly on lips Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JaffaCake Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 ...TW... Circumcised penises Rugby hoodies Remembrance Day poppy badge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
8888 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) chicken and knives( there was an extra chickeney-smelling platter of chicken out that night. he pulled a knife off of it and threatened me with it). Edited February 16, 2014 by 8888 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sueb0311 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Crowded places Men with a moustache Wooded areas Lighters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
8888 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 crowded places and men with moustaches both me too sue. my abuser had a moustache and crowded places just make me nervous so I get more upset about everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sueb0311 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 My repeat abuser and scariest abuser had a moustache. I'm with you 8888. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unhappy Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I feel like my triggers are odd a few of mine are: • Handcuffs • Large Power Lines • Strong Winds • Can’t be pinned down or my wrists touched • But my most bizarre trigger are satellite dishes I panic and completely and freak out when I get within a few yardsof one…..my fear is so intense I have ripped my husband’s shirt trying to get away. My T thinks I have taken all my feelings that I felt a child and switched them on to an object such as a satellite dishes…the bigger the satellite dish the worse it becomes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tennismom Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Unhappy: I struggle with being pinned down and having my wrists touched too! Just freaks me out. Others: * Father figures - males 65+ with domineering personalities * smell of tobacco burning in a pipe * wig pins * having the back of my head touched -- hair cuts are tough * pro-wrestlers * sexually violent movies and any type of pornography * spiked high heels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saevio Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 High School letterman jackets. If I see one I can't even breathe for a moment. The feel of breath anywhere on my skin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lissastar22 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I know it's a bit off topic, but I straight away thought of two triggers I fixed : 1) white socks 2) tea. Once I worked out the socks were a school uniform thing they stopped bothering me. Also, I realised that my tea used to be spiked with tranquillizers.The sugar was used to cover the taste, but it never fully worked. So if I tried to drink any tea I could still 'taste' medicine, years after I had been free of my abusers. I had a lot of re-living/remembering stuff that had happened and many tears were shed, but after that I was okay. After they stopped being triggers I had a few weeks were I walked around every day in white socks, drinking tea and being cheerful as anything because I'd won! I still can't be touched when I'm upset - I get enraged by it. Old people sometimes freak me out - especially the eyes. And having to go into Banks? !! very weird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lucy Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hello lissastar22, It is amazing that you have been able to process your triggers and reclaimed them for yourself - you are amazing! I am really glad that you have posted about having to go into banks I thought that one was just a quirk of my personality! The other day I had to wait 30 minutes in the bank - needless to say I was wreck leaving there! I am thankful that having to go in to a bank is rare for me, I love internet banking Anyways! I think that you have done amazing! Lucy x Quote Link to post Share on other sites
free2speak Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I can't stand mustaches at all. My abuser had one. When I was very young, my dad adopted a mustache of his own, and I went hysterical. Still don't like them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmccoy9194 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) Older men A certain phrase of words Edited March 11, 2014 by jmccoy9194 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Woosje Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Rooms with a lot of white, especially when the sun is shining on the walls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodean Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Anyone walking directly behind me a child crying the smell of ivory soap anything around my wrists hats, or anything on or near my head or face rabbits the sound of metal clinking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EnidNightshade Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 when i think of my triggers i sometimes think where do i start so here it goes body hair the smell of a old diesel cars the smell of certain soaps the way men smell as they get older oldspice aftershave having weight on top of me while i lie down being cold overcooked veggies stubble rubbing against my skin porn sex talk of any kind seeing young girls with older men being in crowded places drunk men the smell of certain drugs being burnt (the smell of this is quite close to some cleaning products its not that im still around them) ford cars toilet cubicles with tiles being called by my full name sleeping bags feather filled duvets pillows trailor tents certain soaps on tv thankfully ive worked out ways to avoid most of my triggers and im working on the rest with the aid of my ipod helping to drown out the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dani_N Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Triggers, I swear I discover a new one every week but I guess that's too be expected when you can't remember much of your childhood Old men Hands, especially older men's hands People touching me at all People behind me Certain church songs Being tickled - one of my biggest triggers Night time in general Darkness - especially having a light turned off when I'm not expecting it Games (innocent ones) father's or uncles play with little girls Attending my old church or going near his old house Affection Hearing his name A certain kids camp Caravans Certain Christmas cookies A certain kind of car - the 'mini' Any sound in the night Being touched on my stomach Not being able to see around corners or doors Church elders Lately certain types of windows? I know there's more but can't think of any more right now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessecax Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Being in a car with older men(even my step-dad..) Being pulled onto someone's lap Family functions The street I used to live on.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Woosje Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I have a really, really weird one: crabs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thundere Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Here's some of mine: Dark places, Approaching and/or departing footsteps Nightfall/sunrise (my) hand supporting my face (feelings of being strangled) Taking baths/showers Edited March 17, 2014 by Thundere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaylack Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Some of mine are: anything around my neck dark places fire alarms, other harsh noises public restrooms pretty much any physical contact Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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