Trigger Words, Tricky Emotions & the Dyslexic Mind

Why you’re not broken, and how Davis helped me finally get it.

Ever been told a word and just… snapped?
Not because the word was rude.
But because your brain went “What the heck does that even mean?”
And suddenly your whole nervous system feels like it’s on fire?
Welcome to the world of dyslexia and trigger words.
But here’s the twist,
When Ron Davis talks about trigger words, he’s not talking about emotional triggers.
He’s talking about non-picture words.
Words like:
the, if, was, because, even, though, should, could, would.
Words that don’t have a picture in your mind.
And if you’re a dyslexic thinker who processes through images and visuals…
That’s like asking your brain to solve a puzzle with half the pieces missing.

These are the real “trigger” words.

They don’t just confuse us, they disorient us.
We might be reading a sentence fine, then hit one of these invisible words and
💥 Boom, brain fog, misreading, skipping lines, mental exhaustion.
It’s like our brain steps out of sync with reality.
And the worst part?
We blame ourselves.

“Just focus.” Yeah, right.

For years I thought I was lazy.
I heard “just try harder” and “you’re not paying attention” more times than I can count.
But what I’ve come to learn, through the Davis Dyslexia Method, is that my brain was trying.
It just didn’t have the right tools.

Davis gave me a map.

It helped me understand disorientation, that moment where your sense of time, space and meaning twists up.
It’s not you being “bad at reading”, it’s your brain spinning because it’s trying to make sense of a word it can’t picture.
And here’s the kicker,
When you learn how to orient yourself, things start to click.
Reading becomes clearer.
Thinking becomes calmer.
Life starts making more sense.

Dyslexia isn’t a solo act.

Here’s the thing no one told us growing up,
Dyslexia often brings friends.
ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Emotional storms.
They’re branches of the same neurodiverse tree.
And guess what? The Davis tools can help there too.
For me, the Life Concepts course was a lifeline.
The Attention Mastery program could be helpful for many too.

You’re not broken. You were never taught the rules.

So if you’ve ever felt:
• Like your brain switches off mid-sentence
• Like a simple word trips you up
• Like you “should” be better at this by now…

Please hear this:
You’re not overreacting.
You’re running a powerful brain, without the manual.
There’s a better way.
And the Davis approach changed everything for me.

Want to know more?

✅ Take the Dyslexia Quiz — quick and eye-opening
🎧 Check out my Truth About Dyslexia podcast, raw, honest, and all the things school never taught us
📚 Read The Gift of Dyslexia by Ron Davis, it’s a game changer

P.S. If you’ve ever blamed yourself for being confused by “the” or “was”… you’re not alone. You’re dyslexic. And that’s nothing to be ashamed of.