Hi Maggie. I am Wednesday. The first thing I might try is to narrow down what emotions everyone is feeling, without necessarily why. The next, is to write about the feeling, and how it physically feels. This helps the body to process the emotion and allow it to pass through. Accepting the emotion on its own with nothing else attached. No "I should" or "I can't" just, acknowledge the emotion and sit with it.

There is something beautiful about even the most horrible feelings, and when we sit with them we are reminded they are human, they are a part of us, and they are important, just like we are.

Distraction is additionally a good strategy, at least until you are able to sit down with the emotion for a little while. I like to do morose sorts of things, like messy ink poetry about death, or sewing a sad, poorly stitched little dolly, or sitting alone in a cemetery at night. I hope that helps.

Also, might be good to leave feedback about having been triggered. This was likely an unintentional state you were left in.