It is one of my "friends" I am in a group chat with 4 others, for the past 12 years probably. But since covid happened, any time we start talking about politics (which I absolutely hate and avoid) he is so arrogant it drives me insane. A few times this past year it triggered a panic attack and fight or flight response. To the point I called 911 one time because it was sooo intense. I now catch myself in a conversation and he comes in with his opinion, and my adrenaline is triggered. I am almost positive I can connect two or three of my panic attacks in the past few months to him. After one panic attack, I blocked him completely so I couldn't see what he was saying in the group chat.

I never thought I would be able to identify an actual trigger, I thought they happened just because.