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The format in the Big Book does not deal with "triggers" it deals with "root causes". A root cause being the character defect (ie: selfishness, fear) that we are going to confess as sin.

The concept of "triggers" is not mentioned in AA's Big Book as far as I can tell. The whole concept of "triggers" is a bunch of Freudian psychological nonsense. . .you might remember Freud. . .he was a Darwinist and a pagan. . .he committed suicide (with a friend's assistance). . .

Triggers and causes are synonyms as per Answers.com:
Trigger
  1. To be the cause of: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir1 (up), touch off. Idioms: bring to pass, effect, give rise to. See start/end.
  2. To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, work up. See cause/effect, excite/bore/interest.
http://www.answers.com/trigger?cat=health&gwp=13
Whether one uses the word triggers or causes, the concept is the same in my opinion. AA history proves that both the Bible and psychology had input into the program. However psychology doesn't have a solution to our problem.
 
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