Dealing with Trivialization of Triggers

What other people think about you is none of your business

Triggers suck. And they can be anything. One of my triggers is the smell of peanut butter that I've had for 26 years. It's definitely been awkward in some situations throughout childhood/adolescence and into adulthood when I start having a panic attacks. You deserve patience and understanding. They are not silly and you don't deserve to be laughed at, that's cruel. Just focus on what's happening in your body and try not to worry about them. You don't owe anyone an explanation. Unless you feel comfortable sharing and want to. You are strong and a survivor. Screw them.

I would never laugh at your pain. Your experience is valid and the discomfort generated from it is real. You are a human being with emotions and needs and concerns. I would pounce on the radio to change the station to give you peace. If there was anything you wanted to face that caused you trauma response I would always tell you I would be there. I would never force anything on you to face. People I know have tried to force what they want in their timeline because they don't get it. I will never return to them. Never. No matter who.

I understand how you feel. I won't go to a certain town because my ex lives there and the thought of running into him sends me into a panic attack. Is it silly to me heck no. To others maybe. Do I care. No. They haven't lived through the trauma I lived through with him. Emotional scars don't heal fast. It's been almost 9 years for me and I still get scared over it.

That's just mean. People are afraid of any mental health condition so most don't even try to understand it

Triggers can be anything!! Everyone's triggers who have had traumatic things happen can be anything that relates to the situation! My papa who molested me drank Milwaukees best ice aka:the beast....I can't stand the smell the look nothing!! Trigger trigger trigger for me.

Know that you are not alone, once I was too scared to go into a room, and two people I considered friends were being very judgy about it, so I decided to explain, and they said "I have trauma too and I'm not a wimp like that" and "that happened 12 years ago, get over it." No matter how hard we try there will be people incapable of empathy. I try to help people understand, and if they still can't, I don't really like that kind of person. It still hurts to this day but I try to remind myself that *I* know that *I* had a good reason to be scared of going in that room, that my fear was valid, and that I am trying *my* best every day to overcome the things that have happened to me. Nobody else can define how strong I am being about a certain situation. I'm sort of just repeating what DX said, but big hugs out to you, there are so many other ways you have overcome your abuser that are so huge and nobody will ever truly understand that. Not liking a singer doesn't invalidate the Mount Everests you've already climbed.

Ignore them if they havent gone through it they will never understand so no matter how many times you try to explain it will be like explaining to a wall