#it sucks because it's a nice scent but... it doesn't make me feel safe lmao!

[uncanny-tranny]

I think so many people are caught up in the "ridiculousness" of a trauma trigger that they neglect to explore what that trigger is trying to tell you, so people aren't fully exploring what their needs are.

A specific scent triggers me, and is it ridiculous? Sure, but there is something that trigger is telling me - it tells me when I don't feel safe, it tells me what doesn't make me feel safe. The trigger may be ridiculous, sure, but what it is telling you isn't. I implore you to look past when it feels like you should just "get over it" because it is so ridiculous and explore what your reactions and triggers are trying to tell you.