zacjeslin Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Bluefiremama - thank you for the encouragement; it's much appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RosesAndNettles Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 -People touching my waist -Cats rubbing against my legs -Crowded rooms -People whispering (in my ear or to others) -Adverts with families/couples -Touching skin with other people -People going to the toilet for too long (don't ask) There's some of mine ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rosiej~9 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 White Ford Trucks Men with big bellies Ringing in my ears The buffeting of fans/steady ticking noises Someone tickling my feet Someone grabbing my wrist Someone pinching my butt Loud footsteps Men in bootcut jeans Someone continuing to do something - anything - after I have said "stop." Coors Light The phrase "I don't have a problem with it." A marijuana high Certain Depeche Mode songs Sexist comments, particularly in which a woman is sexualized Someone rubbing my shoulders from behind One Deadmau5 song Incredibly light touches on my legs (if my boyfriend is more intentional with his touches it causes no problems. It is only this feather-light, almost fearful touch.) Many of these things I have worked on, and now only cause a bit of alarm before I can regain composure. About half of these things still cause panic attacks, or uncontrollable anger where I'll fight, yell, and thrash in an attempt to hit someone. I'm not sure where some of these triggers came from - and the ones I'm unsure about are largely the ones that cause the most problems for me still. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2ndtrombone Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 cleaning the bathtub, making sandwiches, cooking pork chops, deciding what to wear to a party, big, shouty men with large hand gestures, my drawer of tea towels, shaving my legs, late night phone calls, and loads of stuff just starting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GrlOnFire Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I don't know about "weird" ones but I have some standard ones. They're standard to me at least. I don't think I have any from the actual molestation becaise I've repressed most of that. But I remember much of the environment and events around it or afterwards. When Hawaii comes up in conversation, especially Oahu (where it happened) The movie Mommy Dearest (it was on TV and we watched it briefly around the time it happened) When I get a kiss on the back of the head especially unexpectedly and repeatedly (precursor to the molestation) Loft condos or apartments, the kind where the bedroom is up some stairs but has no door or a closed wall so you can look down into the living room below Family pictures that he is in My grandma's house and the front entrance way 6th grade When someone refers to him The notebook I have that I wrote in while in Hawaii Usually when I'm triggered I just try to push the thought away and think of something else. Except when I find old family pictures. Those I delete. They piss me off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eireaislynn Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Cantaloupe, mint gum, use of the pronoun 'you' during sex, a song I have never known the title of, breastfeeding when my son was a baby, and the female obgyn at my doctor's office. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheChemistryLord Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) The smell of cigarette smoke The word 'innocent' People with snaggle tooth A particular System of A Down song Fireworks Edited February 19, 2015 by TheChemistryLord Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slowly_rising Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Babies/toddlers crying visible chest hair lawnmowers hammocks, spanish music minus one artist, hearing people speak in spanish who are not loved ones spanish bakeries/shops, those big, tall round candles that usually feature the virgin mary or jesus EXTRA peeing and w*ping (I try not to pee, or hold it for as long as I can before going), the first cd I ever received Masks of any kind (this is one I'm slowly overcoming ) people being too close to my face/making weird faces at me, playing 'doctor' mall music (music played in dept stores in the 90's) barney and the backyard gang--only that 'version of the show' (sometimes it's comforting though? I'm 26. Ha.) Reading Rainbow Wow, I feel weird listing all of these. I've never listed them before. I feel guilty. Edited March 5, 2015 by slowly_rising Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Victoriya Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 (Not all of these are that "weird") Hotel rooms Cigarette smoke Vitamin C (which is sad cause I love it otherwise) Tall people Bicycles Shandong Kites Chopsticks Human touch Blood Laying on my stomach Sex Being alone Being alone with one other person Floor length mirrors Hot water Intellectuals Injury of any kind Older men The dark Tests Certain areas Medicine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper112 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 My triggers: Red Dodge trucks Nissan Sentras White sheets Bunk beds Having my stomach touched Their names Certain colognes 4th of July Fireworks Ginger men Religious paintings Crucifixes Being forced to pray The smell of tuna fish and peas Christian music Laughter that is behind me Having to repeat myself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cupoftea33 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) people touching me creaky floorboards people knocking on doors. Edited March 17, 2015 by cupoftea33 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chantel2012 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I am not sure even which ones I have posted so if I repeat any that I have posted before I apologize: Religious people who shove their beliefs down my throat Bible verses sometimes Church bells sometimes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MeTime4us Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) This is my first time here. I don't know why I waited so long. I'm a mess. Spring time or basically any change of season Being tickled or seeing a child being tickled anything sexual Body odors Smell of pine trees Ants Sleeping bags being held down or blankets over my head When my husband wants to be intimate being touched sex scenes and nude pics in magazines Seeing older men with kids So many more i know i will think of I also need to add to my list that young kids and innocense are also triggers for me too..i get sad and winder uf they are victims. Being complimented eye contact Being questioned Accused and people with authority visiting my family Edited March 23, 2015 by MeTime4us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
freepolite Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi, this is my first post, I have weird list also and I was so relieved reading yours all. So: Low voices. whispers. any women touching me from any place. Repeated questions. Repeated poking. someone repeating my name. Any1 so near. Feeling or hearing the breath of someone near me. parents being violence or cuddling their. Hearing the name of some parts in the body. Any1 tickling me. having shower or using bathroom. Massages. teachers. elevators. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlight Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Words that pertain to things that I went through. It can be as simple as one word. When men get in my personal space. I can only handle my husband and son's touch. When people say just get over it. It unlocks the door and everything will come flying out at once. Bees, snakes, spiders. Long mirrors that can be nailed to the wall. Trash trucks. Tall, muscular men with Sandy blond hair. Women with long platinum blond hair. Certain body positions. I love dogs but large ones can start a flash back. When I see animals humping each other. Edited April 23, 2015 by Colleen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trustingtheprocess Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Gold sedans Animated Disney movies Anyone applying pressure to my neck The word "baby" used as a term of endearment Most any form of physical intimacy People touching my hair Walking on gravel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sanelakir88 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Some ones ive noticed; seeing my husbands pillow on the floor, some love songs, waking up in the middle of night, hearing noises at night, looking across the street and new neighbours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Growler Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Dog chains Leather belts Fire works Car horns Eating Barking Men with body odor Fat men Quote Link to post Share on other sites
8888 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 tattoos on people's wrists (especially if they are black) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deepsadness Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 My hands held down Woods Crowed spaces People standing behind me Walking at night....very hard too do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funfecar Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Rain and wind Doctors! Dusk Going into winter time Bearded men Teenage boys dentists To much toothpaste in my mouth. Bathroom doors without locks Public toilets/other ppls toilets/bathrooms People aproaching me from behind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Georgielouise12 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Going on my period Kissing with tongues Rough sex Being covered with kisses Quote Link to post Share on other sites
8888 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 sheds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scorpio126 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) People sneaking up behind me When people try to whisper in my ear When people try to pick me up Even thinking about having sex Open doors/unlocked doors that I'm not allowed to close Edited May 14, 2015 by scorpio126 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
empoweringme Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 hands on shoulders me wanting a relationship (big no no) I'm not alowed angry voices people staring men feeling trapped Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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