###### 🔑 Exiles are capable of overwhelming us
When we’re [[💡 Overwhelm|overwhelmed]], we’re [[💡 Blending|blended]] with an [[💡 Exiles|exile]] and other [[💡 Parts|Parts]] are reacting to their emotions. While we go about our day-to-day largely unaware of them, they're still capable of overwhelming us if they get [[💡 Trigger|triggered]].
In [[Heather's Story|Heather's story]], her seven-year-old exile affects her well into adulthood:
>![[Heather's Story#^a04b61]]
>![[Heather's Story#^df91d3]]
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