My life with CPTSD and my effort to find veterans and first responders who need help and direct them to the resourses they need.

Here for all but especially focused on finding retired or former first responders and frontline workers who face unique obstacles.

TRAUMA TRIGGER

A trauma trigger is basically an involuntary rewind button to a crisis you survived. A passing siren, a certain smell, or a slamming door hits, and BOOM….your present moment is completely hijacked by old fear. Your body instantly plunges back into survival mode. It doesn’t mean you’re broken… it’s just your nervous system reacting to old ghosts that you may not even realize what they are. It never fully goes away, but you can learn to disarm those tripwires.

WHAT IT IS

  • A reminder of past trauma.
  • Sensory echo of a past threat.
  • Involuntary rewind button to a crisis.
  • A psychological alarm system malfunction.

HOW IT FEELS

  • Present moment hijacked by old fear.
  • Reliving the past in the present.
  • Sudden plunge back into survival mode.

WHAT IT DOES

  • An emotional tripwire for distress.
  • Nervous system reacting to old ghosts.
  • Unprocessed memory spark.