Do you think there are any triggers or patterns to how your illness(es) effects you?
YES. I’m not sure about the patterns yet, but I have a whole list of triggers:
- Overstimulation
- Being around drunk people
- Prejudiced statements
- Violence
- Aggression
- Feeling like I’m not articulating myself
- Having to wait
- Weight gain
- Unexpected/quick movements
- Financial Insecurity
- Hurt feelings
- River having too much energy/chewing too much/stepping on the computer when I’m trying to type things
- Anything that requires patience
- Feeling unheard
- Isolation
- Gloomy weather
- Not feeling productive
- Being told what to do or how to feel
- Overtly religious conversations
- More than one person talking to me at the same time
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Boredom/cabin fever
- Drinking alcohol
- Feeling a lack of freedom
- Unexpected schedule changes
- Change
- Lack of schedule/stability
- Lack of structure
- Migraines
- Sleep paralysis
- Nightmares
- Loneliness
- Hunger
- Fear of rejection
- Feeling out of control
- Having a lack of control
- Having a lack of power
- One sided conversations
- Thunderstorms
- Getting too tired
- Not getting enough sleep
- Not being able to fall asleep
- Comments others make about my weight/illness/etc.
- September 11th
- Feeling judged or criticized
- Sexual harassment
- Crowded places
- Losing something and not being able to find it
- Meetings that don’t start/end on time
- World events
- Rejection
- Major family illness
- Death in my family
- Computer problems
- Medication side effects
- Family member not returning phone calls
- Sexual assault/rape in the media
