CLAIMS & CRISIS
Trigger Event
A Trigger Event is the specific moment that activates a collision pattern — the exact stimulus the nervous system misreads as threat.
Definition
Trigger Events are small. A certain tone. An unanswered message. A specific kind of room. They are the matchstick. The collision is the fire.
Part of Policy Planning is mapping the triggers most likely to fire for your Risk Profile.
Why this matters
You cannot disarm triggers you have not identified. Naming them is what converts reactivity into coverage.
Related coverage
Collision PatternA Collision Pattern is the specific behavior loop produced by an Identity Collision in a real-life domain (career, marriage, parenting, money).Minor ClaimA Minor Claim is a recoverable setback — a conflict, a missed window, a bad week — that the policy absorbs without lapsing.Emergency ProtocolThe Emergency Protocol is the 60-second fallback that keeps coverage active when a trigger hits hard mid-day and the full PROTECT cannot run.