Most parents know those moments when your child's behavior triggers you so intensely that you practically explode. Maybe it's the hundredth discussion about teeth brushing or watching your child's tantrums unfold. When you feel triggered, your desire to stop yelling battles with rising anger, racing heart, and sweaty hands.
Does this sound familiar?
When You Feel Triggered: Understanding Your Reactions
And then it happens: In the present moment, you react from an impulse you can't control. These triggered feelings are like a storm that suddenly breaks over us. In seconds, we transform from the understanding, patient parent into someone we barely recognize.
Finding Peace Through Understanding Your Triggers
But why does this happen? Why can't we simply stay calm and handle the situation with composure? The answer lies deeper than we think, often rooted in our own childhood and intergenerational trauma. When you feel triggered, these reactions aren't conscious decisions but automatic survival strategies stemming from old wounds.