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Triggers and spontaneous meltdowns

Don

Could be just me and my temperament but do other forum members experience getting regularly triggered by certain people in their lives ?

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  • Thanks for all your replies ... still not sure if it is partly due to my autism or because l am a hot head? Any coping strategies you may use would be useful for me to consider. 

  • in reply to Don

    I always carry a wireless headset around with me so if I hear a noise that triggers me I can just pop on my headset and then I am good to go, sometimes I will sometimes have my headset without listening to my Spotify or YouTube Music depending on if I need music to calm me down or not. I also carry sunglasses with me no matter the season because I have a sensitivity to bright sunlight as it gives me excruciating headaches and I also carry something in my pocket such as a small fidget joy or I have a silicon sponge that I can just play with in my pocket and that seems to calm me or keep me calm. I also have my daughters bobble (hairband/hair tie) around my wrist that I sometimes play with too. I find that these helps me sometimes depending on trigger and anxiety level so depending on your trigger it may or may not help.

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  • in reply to Don

    I always carry a wireless headset around with me so if I hear a noise that triggers me I can just pop on my headset and then I am good to go, sometimes I will sometimes have my headset without listening to my Spotify or YouTube Music depending on if I need music to calm me down or not. I also carry sunglasses with me no matter the season because I have a sensitivity to bright sunlight as it gives me excruciating headaches and I also carry something in my pocket such as a small fidget joy or I have a silicon sponge that I can just play with in my pocket and that seems to calm me or keep me calm. I also have my daughters bobble (hairband/hair tie) around my wrist that I sometimes play with too. I find that these helps me sometimes depending on trigger and anxiety level so depending on your trigger it may or may not help.

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