JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="element">Testing this element</div>

<a href="#" id="helpMode">CLICK</a>

<a href="#" id="helpModeOff">CLICK 2</a>

CSS

* { padding: 25px; }
.toggleThing { background:#000; color:#fff; }

JavaScript

var originalEvent = '';

$('#element').on('yourCustomEvent', function (e) {
   // do stuff
    alert(originalEvent);
    $(this).toggleClass('toggleThing');
    
    //test for helpMode or helpModeOff here now...
});

$("#helpMode").on('click', function (e) {
    originalEvent = e.srcElement.id;
    $("#element").trigger('yourCustomEvent');
});


//Later in the code
$("#helpModeOff").on('click', function (e) {
     originalEvent = e.srcElement.id;
     $("#element").trigger('yourCustomEvent');
});