PTSD Triggers Years Later: What To Do When You Are Triggered
PTSD Triggers Years Later: what to do when you are triggered
Navigating the aftermath of trauma is a tricky journey that often resembles a winding road, filled with unexpected turns and occasional setbacks. PTSD triggers years later can still cause us to have trouble in our life and experience an uptick in trauma symptoms. Many of us struggle with what to do when you are triggered.
What is trauma? Signs and symptoms of PTSD
PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and is defined by both incident AND impact. Mental health professionals think of trauma and PTSD as being a psychological injury in the sense that an outside event has occurred, and it has caused a shift in the way our brain perceives the world and physiologically activates or deactivates certain things in the body.
