Not to say I don’t still get triggered but at least now I understand my triggers. I use my triggers as an early warning sign that my mental health is slipping and I have tools to get back on track.

First of all congrats on this 4 years !

This is something I could really relate to. Using urges/triggers as a way to know and see it as an early sign of something that is going off, is really helpful. And this is something I understood after a lot of fails and quite buddhist philosophical reading that urges/cravings are nothing but an emotional cue/sign that something in the present moment isn't good or feel good at least, for you...

But you're advice is something I didn' think of and it's "I have tools to get back on track" I was aware I had some urges and triggress, I realized it was because my mental health is in some danger (thoughs, physical stress such as tiredness, lack of sleep. Lonely etc.) But I didn't knew what to do with these cues to get back on track. But I think I have a clue now after reading this. So thank you very much !

I am curious though.. Did you try to avoid all external triggers ? Such as (tv, movies/tv shows, ads, etc ) ?

Because if I feel good I might encounter something triggering such as part of tv show, something like half nudity and not getting triggered. But in other times where I'm not very aware of my overall mood, I might encounter the same thing and do feel triggered.

Thus I'm curious how did you act in everyday life despite having external triggers everywhere.