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Episode 0072 – Relationship Triggers
Understanding and Navigating Relationship Triggers
“Relationship Triggers” delves into how our past reactions and events, dating back to childhood, shape our responses in current relationships. Even though these past events involved different people, we often have knee-jerk reactions to new and innocent partners based on our history. How do we handle these broken and damaged emotions while trying to build a new relationship with someone who may not understand our trauma?
In this episode of It’s Not You; It’s Your Trauma, Joe Ryan discusses the importance of navigating the process of allowing yourself to grow relationships instead of sabotaging them once they start to flourish. Being in a romantic relationship feels vastly different from being alone, as it involves a connection with someone who may not have shared your past experiences. Everyone has pain points and triggers, which cause different reactions. How do we navigate these waters to live the life we want? What should we expect from others to help us heal? This episode offers insights into these questions and may change your perspective moving forward.
Key Insights from This Episode:
- Embracing Vulnerability: Understand that it’s okay to be vulnerable with the right person and put in the time and effort to build trust.
- Identifying Triggers: Learn to identify your triggers and their origins by staying in touch with your past. This self-awareness is crucial for working through them.
- Moving Past Self-Created Barriers: Recognize the walls you’ve created for yourself through the “filters of the lens of your past” and learn to move past them.
- Avoiding Negative Patterns: Strive not to become the type of person or parent who initially caused your pain and trauma.
- Healing Holes in Your Soul: Understand that only you can heal the holes in your soul, not another person. Expecting someone else to heal you is unrealistic.
- Learning the Limitations of Others: Acknowledge the limitations of others in intimate relationships. Know when it’s time to move on if the person can’t give you what you deserve after you’ve done the work to make yourself whole and ready to be loved properly.
What You Will Learn:
- Self-Discovery and Repair: This episode helps you discover which parts of your childhood and overall life have caused you to react negatively. Learn to focus on the root source and repair those feelings on your own.
- Realistic Expectations in Relationships: Understand that relationships with others won’t solve your issues. It’s all on you to heal and grow.
- Navigating Relationship Waters: Gain insights into navigating the complexities of relationships while managing your triggers and pain points.
Tune in to this episode to uncover the impact of your past on your present relationships and learn practical steps to heal and build healthier connections.
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