Negating Triggers?

[Guest guest]

So I've noticed that for me at least my sensitivity to my worst triggers

(breathing, sniffling, chewing) goes down dramatically in certain situations,

and I'm curious if it's the same for the rest of you. I know this has been

touched on to a degree in other areas, but I'm wondering if you find that

certain things negate the power of certain triggers, and also if you have any

theories as to why. For example, if I've just watched a scary movie and I'm

lying in bed in the dark, I don't mind the sound of my husband's breathing—for a

little while, at least. Or if my mom is snoring slightly while she's

asleep—because she's taking medication and isn't feeling well—the sound still

bothers me, but not nearly to the degree it would if she simply fell asleep

while watching TV and I was sitting next to her. The noises my nine-month-old

son makes seem to have the least effect on me, and often his chewing is replete

with smacks and chomps. It also seems like, for instance, if I asked my sister

to please chew more quietly—and she does and seems understanding about it—then

falls back into chewing loudly again, the noise still bothers me but to a lesser

degree than it would if she had rolled her eyes and told me I was being a jerk.

It feels like these instances of triggers being negated has something to do with

the root cause behind 4S . . . but I don't have a good theory to put out there

for that yet. Clearly there's an emotional component to all this, but I wish I

had a better grasp of what it was.

Noelle