In this fashion we see trauma as the problem, and PTSD reactions as creative and life-saving solutions to the problem of trauma. The survivor is alive. Please feel free to offer me any suggestions, or contributions you have. A trigger can send a person who suffers from this disorder into the extreme areas of emotional being, such as intense anger, exaggerated sadness, crippling numbness, flashbacks, nightmares, and other areas not mentioned here. A trigger then may be described as a situation, a noise, a smell, a thought, or anything else that puts a PTSD sufferer off into a dark-area or sets that person off by reminding them of the original trauma or situation they experienced.
Symptoms caused by a trigger can differ from person to person.
To help cope with triggers, a person who suffers from PTSD can make a list of the things in everyday life that set them off and then write them down and make a trigger list . We can write down some of the more common noises, smells, colors, ex .that cause us distress. Once we are more aware of these triggers, it is easier to cope with the symptoms. This can be triggered in sudden, vivid memories that are accompanied by very painful emotions and take over the victims attention. As explained in Chap.