Family Triggers: How to Cope with Trauma and Anxiety

Absolutely. I’ve really been struggling with this.

Yes! My parents were my abusers, I avoid them as much as possible

My mother is literally the entire point of my ptsd, but I talk and joke about it freely, even if my emotions are still broken and trying to fix themselves on the back burner. 🥲

My entire family is such a trigger to the point where I've had to stop speaking to them. I'm sure she means the best but you might want to see if you can tell her that some of the things she doesn't isn't really helpful. Good luck 🤞

My mother is a major trigger for me. She does not understand PTSD at all. Tells me to just get over it.

Hi friend! My mom can be extremely triggering. I’m pretty sure that my mother has some form of extreme anxiety which has expanded over to me and my siblings when growing up. I’ve come to the conclusion while in my treatment that I will most likely not have that genuinely helpful helping hand from my mom because 1) she is not a therapist/is not rehearsed in mental health and 2) she will not take charge of her own mental health. I care about her a lot, but I need to focus on what’s good for my recovery; wishing that she could is only to my detriment. You are seen and your experience is valid.

Yup! It’s my mum for me as well. Sometimes it’s because her version of helping me is triggering. Sometimes it’s because she’s perpetuating the issues. She went through a lot of her own trauma and doesn’t have healthy coping mechanisms which those mechanisms can also be triggering to be around. I feel bad because I want her to help me and for us to both heal but it’s just not happening. You are not alone in this ❤️