How to Resolve Personal Triggers
(A break down of how I work through emotional frustration)
There are a lot of cool things that I teach in my Tarot course, besides the decoding of ancient symbols and how mythology affects the psyche. I deal a lot in personal development, too. A major part of self healing is resolving the internal conflicts that are easily set off when triggered; which are aptly called triggers. Triggers, though they seem to be emotions created by external circumstances, are really just responses around that issue that already exist inside of us.
For example, a person who was told growing up that they weren’t of value will easily be triggered in adulthood by peoples’ insults. They may know logically that they are smart and that a lover adores and respects them. But when a person offers a critique or when a hater (who’s opinions don’t even matter) says ugly things to them, the person will become triggered. They might even respond insults of their own or sulk in self defeat, mechanisms that they probably developed as a child as protective mechanisms.
Everyone has them, and don’t let anyone lie and say that they don’t. These triggers lurk in the background of our subconscious waiting for anyone to push the little red button. It often paints the way we feel about ourselves and the world around us. But all of them belong to us, because they are inside of us.
