“Something she said triggered me.”

“How do you know?”

“Because I feel hurt and a bit angry.”

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Many times, we have talked about your “emotional radar.”  That is the indicator that you are thinking negative thoughts, when you feel negative emotions.   You can also use your “emotional radar” for identifying “triggers” in yourself that you may need to process and “deal with.”

Let’s say, you are having a nice conversation with a friend or family member when they mention something that turns your emotional state 180 degrees – from being in a positive place, to a negative one.   You are not quite sure what is happening, but you feel a shift in your emotions to one of anger and irritability.  That could be a “trigger” that is rooted in an event deep in your past, or it could simply be touching on one of your insecurities.

We carry with us, much history going back many lifetimes.  When we can work through our “triggers” rather than placing blame on the “messenger” who happened to touch on the trigger, we will eventually be able to release them never to return.  Think about the last time you noticed an abrupt change from being in a positive space to a negative one.  Do you remember what might have led to that change?   Maybe it was something someone said or did.  Maybe it was a thought your were thinking.

The key is to stop, if possible, and to work on identifying the “negative trigger” so that you can sit quietly and process it.  The key to processing a negative trigger, is to be as objective as possible.  Leave your emotions aside, and evaluate the trigger, much like we’ve talked in the past about “watching the game film” of your performance.  Work as long as it takes to get to the point where you begin to understand why you were “triggered” and to release it.

Remember, everything is on YOU!  When someone says something that hurts you or makes you feel angry, most of the time it is unintentional on the speaker’s part.  That means, you are the one that is triggering yourself and it is something that you can release so that you are never triggered again in similar situations.

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Abrupt changes from positive emotional states to negative ones, can indicate a deep-rooted issue that you need to process and release.  Use your “emotional radar” to identify those times so that you can move forward in this lifetime, while leaving the past behind!

Written, Oct 1, 2015 8:11 – 8:20 AM MDT