Comments on: Triggers.

By: Keely H.

Keely H. — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:14:41 +0000

Know what you mean about the fear of being crazy. When I'm feeling insecure, scared, irrational, depressed, etc. I always skip right to the 'I'm going crazy, this is the edge and I'm going over it' assumption because my family taught me that that was a real possibility that I needed to constantly protect myself against. Like many of your commenters, bugs in the ears elicits a definite eek response. E-hug! Keely H.s last blog post..Marketing for Writers

By: Char

Char — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:31:39 +0000

I love that your gentlemen friend loves you so much that the thought that you’re crazy is the furthest thing from his mind.

And I love that you’re so assured of something being in your ear that you don’t dismiss yourself as being nuts.

I’m glad the moth is out – I’m glad it’s not something else. But, most of all – I’m glad that you’re here to reflect on this and share it with us.

You’re work is life changing, Havi – really! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

xoxo
Char

By: Daniel Edlen

Daniel Edlen — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:22:38 +0000

Very nice post, very nice. Glad I still follow your blog. From the heart, truth extended to humanity. So many good observations. Well, six I guess, ;). Peace. @vinylart Daniel Edlens last blog post..Can You Dig It?

By: Willie Hewes

Willie Hewes — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:56:10 +0000

OMG you guys have all had bugs inside your ears! Aargh! Clearly what this means is that I need to ramp up my phobia of insects.

It’s the only rational thing to do.

By: Anna-Liza

Anna-Liza — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:26:24 +0000

Um, ick. I’ve had bugs get in my ear before — this totally brought back the sense memory — but have apparently completely repressed the occasion(s).

This serendipity thing is getting odder and odder — my husband and I are right in the early stages of yet another round of “what’s your stuff/what’s my stuff?”

And fair warning–I’m totally stealing your Tigger paraphrase.

Anna-Lizas last blog post..Mr. Pollyanna Is Reminded to Tie His Camel

By: Havi Brooks

Havi Brooks — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:17:41 +0000

Wow, glad I’m not the only squeamish one.

@Wendy – earmuffs in bed! LOVE it. If you figure out what to say to your husband, let me know. I’ll want to use that too.

@Elly – wow, that’s quite a story. And now I have to do @Victoria’s squirmy heebie jeebie dance. Crickets! In your hair!

@Carrie & Liz & Laurie – yeah. I like how you’re looking at it. Triggers triggers triggers. It’s like collecting information, but sometimes it’s so completely information that you just really did not want to know at all. :)

@Riin – whoah, I *also* went blueberry picking in the UP when I was six. Except I don’t remember the bugs. Have probably repressed them completely. Oh boy.

By: Liz (madeinlowell)

Liz (madeinlowell) — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:21:12 +0000

OK, this is why I will be wearing my iPod earbuds to bed tonight. But meanwhile, I know I have triggers, random irrational Aspie triggers, and he has his triggers too, all well-earned from childhood. Oftentimes I am lucidly aware of said triggers and yet...*pow*! Powerless to avoid setting them off, mine or his. But the clean-up is much quicker with cognizance. I agree, it's better to be aware. But discovered today I don't want to know about bugs in ears. Nope. I am so fine with not being aware of that. Liz (madeinlowell)s last blog post..Craft Show Display

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:03:44 +0000

I really do appreciate that this post is about something bigger and deeper than bugs-in-the-ears, but my immediate response to it (and the first two comments) is to wonder where I can get earmuffs at this time of year? And how weird will it seem to my husband when I start wearing them to bed each night. Wendys last blog post..What We Need is More Coffee

By: Laurie | Express Yourself to Success

Laurie | Express Yourself to Success — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:32:28 +0000

I’m glad your gentleman friend was there to give you another perspective…and to get it outta there. I too would have gone down the road of crazy. Now that I’ve thought about your post a bit I guess I could train myself to think of other possibilities than the first one or two that pop into my mind.

Thanks for the post; I enjoyed it.

By: Carrie Tallman

Carrie Tallman — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:07:08 +0000

Hello, I'm new to this stuckedness thing. Correction, I'm new to getting unstuck, very familiar w/being stuck. Pam Slim recommended your blog to me - loving it! The moth sounds aweful, but a great example of how we weave our stories and make everything about us. Me me me. Well I suppose that's really our stuff solidifying itself. Thanks for sharing. Carrie Tallmans last blog post..Leading Your Life