so i recently started dbt after some skepticism, and we got into the conversation of triggers. i have had mental health problems since i was fairly young but only saw a family therapist for a short time when i was 15 which was obviously not helpful because i got my bpd diagnosis at 21. as a result i never really thought about triggers or focusing on things that send me over the edge/spiral/split. we discussed some obvious ones off the top of my head (socializing in big groups, church) but like i said i never really paid attention to this type of thing unless it was frequent/severe enough that i couldn’t ignore it.

so, what are some ways you guys have been able to identify triggers? should i just focus on the big ones?