Emotional Triggers, Blocks and Patterns: What They Are

Have you ever reacted to something SO strongly that, five minutes later, you stood there wondering where on Earth that came from?😬

Or noticed you keep getting stuck in the same place over and over, whether it's your health, your money, your relationships or the way you speak up, no matter how much you want things to be different?

😩"Why do I ALWAYS do this?! I KNOW better!"

I feel you, my love😅 Knowing better and doing better can feel like they live in two completely different postcodes some days😂

Did you know that what's going on there is emotional triggers, blocks and patterns at work? They can create stress on every level of your life, and each one of them has a purpose. Once you understand what they are and why they're there, you can start helping them relax so you can move forward with a whole lot more ease🤗

What do blocks, triggers and patterns actually do?

Blocks, emotional triggers and patterns create stress in your physical, emotional, mental and energetic layers. They pull you out of clarity and into confusion, and they keep you from the life you'd love until you learn to recognise them.

And they show up everywhere. They create conflict in your conversations. They make it harder to look after your health, to move your body regularly or to let go of habits you've outgrown. They can show up in how you are with money too, and in the easy, loving relationships you'd so love to have, which is exactly why they're worth getting to know a little better.

What's an energy block?

An energy block is something your system creates to keep you safe from feeling or experiencing things you didn't enjoy. The trouble is, a block can also stop you from doing the things you DO want to do, and you've got to move it before you can move forward.

It's like a fallen tree across your path on a bushwalk. You can stand there and glare at it all you like (I won't tell anyone if you do😉), and you still need to move it before you can keep walking. Your emotional, mental and energetic layers work exactly the same way.

How are blocks created?

We create blocks every single day. Each time you decide you don't like or don't enjoy something, you attach emotions and beliefs to the words, objects, people, places, smells and sounds that were there at the time, and file them all away in your protection log.

Then, if you meet anything similar from that experience again, the block sets off your patterns to stop you from taking any action that might put you back in that situation.

Some blocks were created in your own experiences, and some were picked up from the people and places around you long before you could choose. I know that one from the inside, coz as a little girl I could feel everyone's energy and I carried alot of it as if it were mine. Either way, a block doesn't have to keep you stuck anymore💖

What's an emotional trigger?

An emotional trigger is the word, person, place, object, smell, sound or event that sets off a seemingly irrational reaction in you. It carries the same emotions and beliefs as the block it's attached to, which is why the reaction feels SO much bigger than the moment you're actually in.

Triggers were there when the original block was created. So when one of them turns up again, even years later, it sets off a pattern to protect you and keep you safe.

That's why you can be perfectly fine one minute, and then hear a certain tone of voice or smell a certain smell and all of a sudden feel ten years old again🥴

And sometimes a trigger carries energy that isn't yours at all. A reaction that feels enormous can be your system flaring at something you absorbed from someone else, and when you try to move an energy that doesn't belong to you, it won't budge. You can do all the work in the world on it. It just sits there.

What's an emotional pattern?

An emotional pattern is the combination of emotions, thoughts and beliefs created when the block was formed, all bundled together so your system can recognise it quickly when it's triggered. When a pattern runs, your whole being changes to express it.

Your posture shifts, your breath gets shallow, your face changes and even the words coming out of your mouth start expressing the pattern and its hurts (you know that voice you only use when you're REALLY cranky?😂 Yep, that one).

When your patterns are triggered, it can be really hard to connect with others and express what you need clearly, coz your whole system's slipped into a stressed state. It also makes it harder for others to connect with you, which is so often when the misunderstandings start.

Every pattern started as protection

Every one of them started out as a younger you, doing the job of keeping you safe until you learnt there were other ways. They've been doing their very best to protect you, with the tools they had at the time.

It's easy to decide they're just a pain in the you-know-what with no purpose at all😏 When you see them as younger parts of you doing their job, you meet them so differently, and they often relax a little just from being understood.

It's SO important not to judge yourself or others when you slip into these stressed states. Everyone has them, and everyone's doing their best with what their system knows.

How do I help a pattern relax?

Acknowledge what the pattern's trying to do, which is protect you, and then decide whether you still need that protection. If you don't, let it know it's not needed anymore and it can relax.

Some patterns relax the very first time, and others need a few rounds, especially if they're sitting on top of an older root block. Both are completely ok, my love.

What if my patterns keep coming back?

Patterns that keep coming back usually have an older block underneath, or energy tangled up in them that was never yours. Following them back to their place of origin is often what lets the whole pattern finally relax.

You don't have to trace all of it on your own, my love. Some days you need someone holding the space while it all unravels, and that's such a beautiful thing to let yourself have🤗