Today, we’re going to chat about triggers. Have you ever noticed that you can come into contact with a particular smell and it brings back certain memories from another time or place in your life? How did this affect you? Did it evoke positive emotions, negative emotions, feelings, or thoughts? This is what we’re going to talk more about today. What are these things? How do they form, what they mean and how we can overcome the ones that promote negative impacts on our lives.

https://www.nami.org/recovery/understanding-mental-illness-triggers/#:~:text=A%20trigger%2C%20sometimes%20referred%20to,brought%20on%20or%20worsened%20symptoms.

https://psychcentral.com/lib/what-is-a-trigger

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702620921341

https://campushealth.unc.edu/health-topic/understanding-mental-health-triggers/#:~:text=Ways%20to%20Help%20Someone%20Who%20Gets%20Triggered&text=Learn%20to%20engage%20in%20difficult,share%20on%20their%20own%20timeline.

Loneliness is a universal human experience like hunger or thirst. It is a natural signal that something is missing from our lives—in this case, human connection. While everyone experiences loneliness, some people are more susceptible to acute or chronic loneliness, meaning that it affects them more profoundly and even possibly more deeply.

Loneliness has many different causes. These vary from person to person. We don't always understand what it is about an experience that makes us feel lonely.

Certain life events or experiences may make you feel lonely, such as:

• Experiencing a bereavement

• Going through a relationship break-up

• Retirement

• Changing jobs

• Starting at university

• Experiencing mental health problems

• Becoming a parent

• Moving to a new area or country without family, friends or community networks

  
  

  
  

Improving mental health can feel quite daunting overall, but you’re more likely to achieve

this outcome if you set and track goals. Whether you’re trying to set better boundaries with a friend or prioritize self-care, mental health goals are a helpful tool for making strides with your general emotional well-being.

SMART goal setting:

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic

Time-related