Anonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Does anyone get triggered alot?
I get triggered by so many things. It's always video games. I will always ruminate and I can't stop. It's terrible
hopefullyhopefully
- Date posted
- 2y
Well if you’re being triggered by video games maybe perhaps, you should avoid them? Start doing other things and see if you still get triggered, also tell your therapist about that too and see what the therapist says about it
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
I have a threapist but I don't know if she's helping. I wanna switch but I have insurance problems.
ReadyForImprovementReadyForImpr...
- Date posted
- 2y
I'm not suggesting avoidance, but if you're finding games triggering and you're not able to resist rumination, it might be good to scale back temporarily. I imagine you'll start small, with anxiety at a level where you can prevent compulsions, then ultimately build up to doing more gaming as exposure exercises as you get better at response prevention. Definitely talk to your therapist to get help learning how to resist rumination.
OoOcCdD66OoOcCdD66
- Date posted
- 2y
Yeah, comolete avoidance is not what you want to do..this reinforces things. I agree with the 2nd comment. Temporarily scale back or perhaps change the types of games you're playing. Like they said, put the games you're getting triggered the most by on a fear hierarchy. Baby steps. Work your way up. When you're ready, play the most triggering games. Spend as much time as you can being triggered without compulsions. And then sit with the anxiety when you power down! Great way to do some ERP!
OoOcCdD66OoOcCdD66
- Date posted
- 2y
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