What are emotional or psychological triggers?

In psychology, a trigger refers to any stimulus—whether internal (like thoughts or emotions) or external (like situations, people, places, or objects)—that causes an emotional reaction or recalls a past trauma. Triggers often lead to intense, automatic responses (reaction) that can include anxiety, anger, panic, sadness, or other strong emotions. They can occur in various mental health conditions: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, or even in people without a clinical diagnosis.

How triggers are formed? Mental health professionals are not hundred percent certain how triggers form. Some researchers believe triggers are formed through conditioning— a process in which certain experiences, often stressful or traumatic, get linked to specific stimuli. The brain associates these stimuli with emotional responses, and the next time the person encounters the same stimulus, it "triggers" the same emotional response.

Come join Dr Barbara to learn more about your psychological or emotional triggers. Learn to be aware, so to identify them in order to cope and manage them in a healthy manner.

One major benefit of identifying and managing your triggers is to avoid unnecessary conflict when interacting with friends, family members and colleagues.

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