Awareness of Triggers is SO important

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I can't express enough to myself just how important this is in my

withdrawal process.

Triggers, triggers, triggers. I learned about this last year when in

Intensive part-time hospitalization.

My triggers for anger: nasty people on the phone. Get off the phone

ASAP before you say things you regret. Don't go into establishments

where nasty people work. Stay away, for God's sake, stay away!!

My current trigger for total wigging out: being alone all day.

Does anyone else feel this way about awareness of triggers?

Hugs,

Melody

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800 numbers and endless menus to get to a human being as they never have

the Push this to get what you actually want! I really detest calling

customer services as they are so sweety nicey nice and you know they

could give a crap about you or your problem. so there. rage. i'm nasty

often when i do finally get to a person and usually end up apologizing

profusely claiming a migraine headache which is what i usually do have

by the time a real human being gets on the phone. That's my biggest

trigger these days.

Being alone all day can be rough too but i usually feel more sad than

mad about that.

janet

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Mel,

** Interesting post of yours. Thanks!

Here's my two cents, if I may.

Kev **

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Melody has written:

I can't express enough to myself just how important this is in my

withdrawal process.

*** imho, Not only in a withdrawal process, but a life process ***

: )

Does anyone else feel this way about awareness of triggers?

Hugs,

Melody

*** I am just now taking note of myself, as a being, and how I have

reacted in the past to, " things " that obviously triggered me,

somehow. I lack the knowledge and understanding as what happened to

me, as it had. Ya know? Why'd I, or my bod, or my head, react to

what it just did?, the way it did?.

Then, look at the effects of such, and say to oneself, " zoinx! " ,

we'd better develope some better coping mech's here soon, & figure

out what the heck just happened, or else, we're gonna get keep

stumbling throughtout our whole life as such. And that's no fun!

: |

Kev

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Dear Melody,

You said:

<<I can't express enough to myself just how important this is in my

withdrawal process.

Triggers, triggers, triggers. I learned about this last year when in

Intensive part-time hospitalization.

My triggers for anger: nasty people on the phone. Get off the phone

ASAP before you say things you regret. Don't go into establishments

where nasty people work. Stay away, for God's sake, stay away!!

My current trigger for total wigging out: being alone all day.

Does anyone else feel this way about awareness of triggers?>>

** The way I see it there are two kinds of triggers. One of them is a

function of the withdrawal and recovery chemistry changes and the other is

the way the Universe communicates issues to us to which we need to work

through.

Each person needs to decide into what category each trigger falls.

Regards,