If you are triggered by something does it mean that you are over reacting?

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Just that really. If you have a childhood trauma and something triggers it so you have a significant emotional reaction - does this mean you have “over-reacted” to the incident. How would you know what an appropriate response would be?

Are you in therapy?

Perhaps over reacted is the wrong word... maybe reacted more than other people would, or more than the person who said/did the thing that triggered you would reasonably have expected or intended.

Is someone telling you you’ve overreacted? Do they know about the past trauma?

Yes I am in therapy. I have had a v difficult childhood with numerous traumatic events. I have suffered repeated depressions but not had one for a few years now. Have a v challenging situation related to one of my children and finding myself deeply emotional about it. It is an anyone’s estimation a significant issue for my child but I am reeling from it, not sleeping, highly agitated and worried this will tip me into a depression and I won’t be able to help my child. My therapist today talked about the situation triggering an old childhood trauma but I didn’t get to ask was I “over-reacting”.