What It’s Like When My Triggered Self Takes Over

The past has an inconvenient way of demanding my attention

Ellen Eastwood
Black Bear
Published in
6 min readFeb 28, 2024

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Young girl in white sweater looking angry and upset
Photo by Arno Senoner on Unsplash

For the second time in 2024, I showed up for pre-arranged plans but the people I was supposed to be meeting didn’t show. I asked the hostess about our reservation and found out it had been canceled — six days earlier.

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Ellen Eastwood
Black Bear

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