The Secret to Managing Emotional Triggers in Relationships

The secret to managing emotional triggers in relationships. In this video, you will learn what are emotional triggers and how to manage these intense reactions so they don't hurt you or the ones you love. When you can identify your emotional triggers you can manage them in a healthy way. #triggers #emotionaltriggers #emotions

Time stamps
00:00 Introduction
00:16 What is an emotional trigger?
01:27 Examples of triggers
01:52 Why tone of voice is a BIG trigger
02:35 Why you may be hyper-vigilant
03:29 When you get triggered you assume the worst
04:33 To lessen a trigger connect the present situation to the past
05:20 Identify the early warning signs of emotional triggers
06:44 Examples of positive self-talk and affirmations

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Michelle is a psychotherapist, codependency expert, and anger management, specialist. She’s been featured in The Daily Positive, BossMom, Psych Central, The Good Men Project, and Your Tango just to name a few. Her relationship recovery helps people go from relationships that don’t serve them, to learning how to trust themselves and create mutually satisfying connections that work. Michelle loves creating online products and courses on relationship skills, codependency recovery, anger management, conflict resolution, self-esteem, and self-trust.

[DesignedForHim]

Thank you for sharing this breakdown and tips to manage triggers. Recognize my early warning signs, remove myself, write about it. I'm going to try putting this into practice! 🙌🏿💕🌿

[timrecords]

I come from a family of ragers, so this video has definitely helped me understand that there are tonal triggers and certain phrases that my parents used to make me worry or that didn't make me feel heard. I am on my journey of self-healing and really appreciate this teaching. Thank you for enlightening me!!

[healwithyan]

Thank you for your video. Its very validating and helpful. I've been struggling with this issue my entire life. As much as I've been working on it diligently, I still feel the challenge daily. I feel like I need to discipline myself with setting boundaries consciously. As soon as I lighten it up, I fall back into my go with the flow pattern which makes me feel invisible and taken advantage of by others.

[caffinatedirl]

We cant manage the trigger with the person who is triggering you, wow! So true

[robinbakker]

Wow I really admire you and I feel very gratefull for the way you bring this calrity and support right now

[TizhaBzdatfreak]

Gosh you are amazing. I grew up in a household were my dad screamed at my mom a lot. Overtime I took his emotions on two sides. My anger needs to be managed and I’m trying my best, I start out really calm but my partners aggressive tone sends me to when I was a child so i use what I learned from my dad to “fight back” which makes it completely worse. What do I do if my partner considers me taking my space as a sign of disrespect and dismissal?