Inner Conflicts that Trigger

All of us have had experiences when we react strongly to somebody’s behavior in a way that is more volatile than the situation might warrant.

While stark, here is a good example of someone’s trigger point,  a strong, negative emotional reaction to something or someone.  It is of value as an example because the pattern is vivid. It also offers a moral compass so that we can feel compassion and avoid the common pitfall of blaming the person as over-reacting.

Choosing Bad Boys to Heal Past Lives

Diary of a Healer #3, by Annie Bond

For your romantic relationships, do you find yourself drawn to brilliant, ambitious men or women who have a lot of emotional baggage? Are you attracted to this type over and over again, even compulsively?

Two female clients recently have both sought brilliant, emotionally wounded men as partners. Seeking the type of men who resemble James Dean or Ernest Hemingway. They date this type of personality exclusively, and for one, even marrying . There is a charge for them in this type of man, and romantic relationships that don’t include this component have fallen flat. 

One can swap out man/woman/they for any of the pronouns; the pattern is the same.