Your TRIGGERS Are Actually TEACHERS (But You Keep Shooting The Messenger)

I used to think every time I got triggered, it meant I was broken.

Someone would say something that hit me wrong and I'd immediately start the self-blame spiral: "Why am I so reactive? I must need more healing. I'm obviously not evolved enough yet."

What a load of BULLSHIT.

Here's what the spiritual community doesn't want you to know: Sometimes your trigger isn't about YOUR healing. Sometimes the other person is just being an asshole.

But we've been so conditioned to take responsibility for everything that we can't tell the difference anymore.

"You're being too sensitive."

"You need to work on your triggers."

"This is showing you where you need to heal."

Sometimes, sure. But sometimes your trigger is just your inner knowing saying "this person is crossing a fucking line."

I spent YEARS gaslighting myself every time someone disrespected me. "Maybe I'm overreacting. Maybe this is my abandonment wound. Maybe I need to be more understanding."

Meanwhile, people were walking all over me and I was calling it "spiritual growth."

Here's what I've figured out...

There are two types of triggers:

The OLD WOUND trigger that feels familiar, like you've been here a thousand times before. It pulls you into the past and makes you react from old programming. This one IS asking you to look at something within yourself.

And the PRESENT MOMENT trigger that's sharp, clear, and focused on what's happening RIGHT NOW. This one is your consciousness saying "this behavior is not okay."

The difference?

Old wound triggers feel BIG and emotional and way out of proportion to what just happened. Like someone cancels plans and you spiral into "nobody ever chooses me" for three days.

Present moment triggers feel clean and direct. Like someone consistently shows up late and disrespects your time, and you feel pissed off. That's not your abandonment issues. That's your system correctly identifying disrespect.

But the matrix LOVES when you blame yourself for every trigger because it keeps you from recognizing when you're being mistreated.

It wants you to gaslight yourself so others don't have to.

"Maybe I'm just being too sensitive" becomes the perfect excuse for people to treat you like shit.

Your triggers are INFORMATION. They're your system's way of saying "pay attention to this."

Sometimes that information is:

•⁠  ⁠"This person is not safe."

•⁠  ⁠"This situation is not aligned."

•⁠  ⁠"This behavior is not acceptable."

•⁠  ⁠"This old wound is ready to be healed."

ALL of these are valid.

When someone gaslights you and you feel triggered... that's not you being "too reactive." That's your inner knowing detecting manipulation.

When you see injustice and feel triggered by it... that's not you "needing to work on yourself." That's your consciousness recognizing something is wrong.

When someone violates your boundaries and you get triggered... that's not you being "unhealed." That's your system protecting you.

But when someone does something small and you have a massive reaction that feels way bigger than the situation... THAT might be an old wound getting activated.

The key is getting honest about what's actually happening instead of automatically assuming it's always your fault.

I'm not saying become a victim and blame everyone else for your reactions. I'm saying stop being a spiritual doormat who takes responsibility for other people's shitty behavior.

Your triggers aren't always about you. Sometimes they're about the other person's behavior. Sometimes they're about systemic problems. Sometimes they're about situations that genuinely need to change.

And sometimes... they're about old patterns that are ready to be released.

The wisdom is in knowing the fucking difference.

When you start honoring your triggers instead of suppressing them, you begin to trust your own guidance system again.

You stop letting people convince you that your reactions are always wrong.

You start recognizing the difference between someone activating your old wounds and someone just being toxic.

And you get better at responding appropriately to BOTH.

What triggers have you been blaming yourself for that might actually be your intuition trying to protect you?

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