Post by ashliy on Dec 28, 2016 22:50:54 GMT
Triggering & Overreacting
Definition:
Triggering -Small, insignificant or minor actions, statements or events that produce a dramatic or inappropriate response.
Description:
People who suffer from personality disorders are often prone to over-reacting or being triggered into a dramatic emotional response by small, seemingly irrelevant or arbitrary events or situations. The nature of the triggers is not necessarily communicated in advance or consistent with past behavior.
Examples of Triggers & Over-reactions:
A man becomes verbally abusive when his child accidentally breaks an object.
A wife accuses her husband of having an affair when he is five minutes late coming home.
A mother disowns her daughter because after receiving a birthday gift that she doesn't like.
A brother becomes violent towards his sister when they disagree over the TV channel.
There also exists a special set of triggers which tend to occur on holidays, anniversaries and when certain memories are recalled. Click Here to learn more about Holiday, Anniversary And Memory Triggers.
Triggering and over-reactions by people who suffer from personality disorders are often so unpredictable because their mood cycles are so dramatic and unpredictable and they often accept their feelings as facts. If the person with a personality disorder is feeling wonderful, then they may believe the world is a wonderful place and will often treat others accordingly. However, if the person with the personality disorder feels a fear of abandonment, then their feelings may be accepted as facts and they may believe that others do not love them, hate them or are abusing them. By accepting these feelings as facts they can justify extremes in behavior to themselves.
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