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Name it to Tamet, the Deep Emotions underlying your triggers by Dr. Lisa Feierstown with

psycholive.org, and I'm just a molecular personal narrator. We're going to get right to it as we

optimize your life. Name it to Tamet, the Deep Emotions underlying your triggers

by Dr. Lisa Feierstown with psycholive.org. What triggers you, and why? We all have those

moments when all of a sudden one statement directed towards us sends us into an emotional tailspin.

It may be a single word our partner uses to describe us that makes our blood boil. It may be an

off-hand teasing remark from a friend that ignites a deep feeling of hurt. It may be a comment

from our boss that floods us with embarrassment and self-doubt. Have you ever wondered why certain

interactions or exchanges impact us more than others? The key to understanding our triggers is to

look deeper than the words or circumstances themselves and ask, what do these things make me feel?

In her book Hold Me Tight, emotionally focused therapist Dr. Sue Johnson poses a list of descriptive

words that describe the deeper emotions being stirred in us when we feel triggered. People who

complete this exercise find certain feeling words resonate with them far more than others. This

helps them identify the deep, often primal feelings that are underlying their oversized reactions.

For instance, one person who did this exercise found himself identifying with the words

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