Posted by Coppers Dad on October 1, 2025, 12:12 am, in reply to "Well, yes"
To be "triggered" means to experience a strong, involuntary, and often negative emotional or physical reaction to a stimulus, such as a smell, sight, sound, or event. This reaction occurs because the stimulus serves as a reminder of a past trauma, activating the brain's stress response and making the person feel as though they are re-experiencing the original traumatic event. The term also refers to something that is set off or initiated by a trigger mechanism, like a triggered fire alarm.
