Trigger

Trigger
Coined by	unknown
Wherecoined	unknown
Status	Current
Date coined	unknown
Alternative forms	Triggered
Part of Speech	noun, verb
Community used by	multiplicity

A trigger is an event or experience which causes an involuntary reaction, which may include switching. In practical use this term is nearly always used to refer to negative reactions such as panic attacks. It is taken from trauma survivor communities and the clinical term trauma trigger.