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Feelings load the gun, addiction pulls the trigger.

Almost anything can trigger sex and porn addiction. Even memories of past trauma can be triggers in the present. For example, if your boss looks at one of your coworkers angrily, it may remind you of your alcoholic father, which can cause you to feel emotional discomfort—fear, anger, shame, etc.—and therefore you feel triggered, even though your boss’s expression is completely irrelevant to you in the present moment. Such is life, and as addicts, we have to learn to deal with this kind of thing and accept that we will be triggered, and when we are, we need to cope by implementing healthy coping mechanisms instead of acting out.

Today’s Task
Think back to the last time you were emotionally triggered. What made you angry? Was it a major event or just a normal, everyday thing?