Q5: Why do reminders trigger strong #emotional or #physical reactions?

Zoe Sinclair
June 29, 2026
From Strength to Heal

Triggers cause reactions because the body reacts before the mind realizes that there is no longer a risk of danger. The smell, the date, the place, the voice, or the #physical sensation of the #experience will reactivate the feeling of #trauma, which can lead to a #PanicAttack, #anger, #nausea, or shock. #Trauma response training can help calm the body in order to help it feel safe in the present.