Tag: post traumatic stress
The Reality Of Triggers
Feeling triggered has become more or less a joke in society today. If someone is at all offended, they are often accused of being triggered & mocked for it. This has diluted the serious nature of valid triggers. Triggers are common after trauma. Something happens that reminds a person of past trauma which triggers their…
About Ruminating Thoughts
Ruminating thoughts are very common after someone has experienced trauma, in particular in cases of PTSD & C-PTSD. They are when a person can’t stop thinking about their awful experiences. Like many people, I experienced them once C-PTSD developed, but I still had a slight degree of control over them. Sometimes, I could force them…