People often use triggers as an excuse. “I couldn’t help myself! Do you know what happened to me?” The problem with that concept is that triggers have no power unless there is something there to trigger. There must be a point of woundedness or fear or bitterness inside the person who is being triggered for the trigger to have any impact. Yes. Triggers are real. Yes. It is an effective strategy for a person to manage exposure to triggers during the early stages of fighti