Because the sensitivity of cutters to perceived threats is altered and is, in effect, set to "hair trigger" response, many events that would be considered relatively minor by other people automatically trigger the emotionally loaded memories and the simultaneous flood of stress hormones.
"Dissociation, self-destructiveness, and impulsive behavior may all prove to be hormonally mediated responses that are triggered by reminders of earlier trauma and abandonment."
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Because the sensitivity of cutters to perceived threats is altered and is, in effect, set to "hair trigger" response, many events that would be considered relatively minor by other people automatically trigger the emotionally loaded memories and the simultaneous flood of stress hormones.
"Dissociation, self-destructiveness, and impulsive behavior may all prove to be hormonally mediated responses that are triggered by reminders of earlier trauma and abandonment."