Posted by Tabitha on June 15, 2016, at 11:53:56
In reply to Re: Emotional reactions to news, posted by Horse on June 14, 2016, at 23:57:14
> Ack. I'm easily triggered, too, and always waiting for the other shoe to drop. After experiencing acute GAD, it doesn't take much to bring on a small but distinct taste of that episode. The US election almost got me until I realized I needed to take a break. However, we've four months still to go :)
You know, I had several months of hellish anxiety from medical stuff a few years ago and I have wondered if that left me permanently vulnerable to it. I seem to get quick ramp-ups of anxiety from relatively minor events now, and I don't recall being like that in the past.
I am continually fighting the impulse to read everything I can about upsetting events vs avoid them. My reactivity will drop, then I test myself with new exposure. Perhaps I'm my own worst enemy.
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