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How to Stop Being Negatively Triggered by Focusing on Positive Triggers

August 21, 2023 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Do you get “triggered”? In psychology and personal growth, a trigger is a stimulus—like a person, place, experience, or situation—that elicits an adverse reaction. However, you also experience triggers that cause a positive reaction. And while negative triggers can wreak emotional havoc on your life, positive ones can improve it considerably. It’s common to hear

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How to Stop Feeling Triggered by People and Situations

February 7, 2022 / By Nina Amir / 2 Comments

Humans are meaning-making machines. We give absolutely everything meaning, which causes us to become triggered by situations and people. Once triggered, we react in ways that don’t serve us, harm relationships, and negatively impact situations. However, you can eliminate your triggers by learning to consciously choose the meaning you assign to just about anything. What’s

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the process of mirroring is a powerful tool for self-improvement

How to Use Mirroring for Self-Improvement

August 5, 2019 / By Nina Amir / 3 Comments

Years ago, I taught a class on mirroring. I gave all the participants small hand-held mirrors, but their task went beyond looking at their reflections. I challenged them to see in the mirror the part of themselves reflected by other people—especially those who triggered them in some way. If someone in their lives or certain

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Create Inspired Results: Trigger New Behaviors and Mindsets

December 1, 2016 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Can you trigger yourself—to do things, feel emotions, act a certain way, and become the person you want to become? If not, it’s time to create triggers in your life. What the Heck is a Trigger? Never heard of a trigger? Well, lots of things trigger you without your knowledge. For example, traffic might trigger

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What Triggers You?

February 19, 2016 / By Nina Amir / 2 Comments

When you unconsciously act in a certain way in the same situation—every time—a mental triggers most likely controls that behavior. However, you have negative and positive mental triggers. Do you know what triggers you? To improve the results you receive each day personally and professionally, become conscious of your current triggers, and deliberately create positive

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