November 01, 2021
Paakiwaha Interview | Kiri Tamihere-Waititi
Posted On November 1, 2021
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Kiri Tamihere-Waititi, ex Clinical Psychologist: Feeling triggered by someone’s post or opinion lately? If you have a strong negative emotional reaction to someone’s social media post or anyone’s opinion in general, chances are you have been triggered. By strong negative emotional reaction, I mean, puku churning, getting flustered, feeling rage, feeling defensive, feeling angry for a long time, allowing the opinion to impact your day, allowing the opinion to impact your whānau. It happens to the best of us and it happens to all of us. When we have such a strong negative emotional reaction to anything, it can give us some really good feedback about ourselves and our unresolved trauma, For the record, feelings are never wrong but our responses to those feelings can be unhealthy. Once you can understand the whakapapa of those feelings, you can learn to respond more effectively; in a way that is healthier for you.