We now know, people with histories of trauma can be ‘triggered’ in the present moment by traumatic memories of the past. Have you ever reacted with tremendous rage or recoiled in anxiety or shame to an event that didn’t demand such an extreme reaction? Do you sometimes wonder why you become highly emotional at times others may consider relatively plain or normal?
In order to understand these responses, we need to study the brain.
Click on the like below to see a colorful explanation of what happens in the brain when we are triggered!
