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Why trauma anniversaries trigger other behaviors

My eating disorder got really bad again right around the anniversary of my sexual assault, and I didn't connect it until my therapist pointed out the timing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body seeks familiar forms of control when anniversary dates resurrect old helplessness.

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“Where Are You with Grief anniversaries and triggering dates?”

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