Glimmer Questing

When You’re Triggered, Look to the Glowworm

Original artwork by the author

Unfortunately, most of us are familiar with the meaning of the word “trigger.” Not in the sense of a literal gun trigger, but in the sense of a stimulus that’s caused something painful to come roaring back to a traumatized mind. Something like a slamming door that may be mildly irritating to most people can be a trigger to someone who is living with trauma…