What actually got touched?
Sometimes the trigger isn't the event itself — it's the meaning your brain assigned to it. Slow it down into parts.
Whatever got touched, it made sense to your nervous system. You’re allowed to be affected.
Name the trigger
Pick the closest one, or write your own.
Trigger discovery
Four questions that usually surface the real thing.
What need or fear got activated?
Usually one or two. This is the part the reaction is really about.
The story in your head
What is your brain telling you this means?