Exploring Trauma, Therapy, and Triggers as a Christian Leader

The speaker initially questioned if therapy was Christ-like, viewing it as reflecting on bad thoughts repetitively with someone. However, facing relationship issues and personal struggles, he participated in a church program that combined group therapy and Bible study, helping him understand triggers from childhood trauma. Triggers can induce a fight or flight response, hijacking the brain. For the speaker, being let down by his father in the past led to a trigger where anyone not fulfilling a promise evoked feelings of anger and dismissal, reopening childhood wounds of abandonment.