Recently diagnosed, dealing with flashbacks(?)

Hello. Recently diagnosed (late) and less than 5 people know so far - and my animal.

Deluge of flashbacks from childhood, and not great things I'll just say (traumatic) - the whole flashback thing is new to me. Perhaps triggered by one of the assessment questionnaires - the one that assessment exposure to traumatic events for possible PTSD. It made me realize how many times some things occured. I don't have PTSD, tho, despite the score, which is good.)

The flashbacks are really inconvenient and keep occuring so it looks like I have to get help for that now too. For someone who never thought to get help and never realized i wasn't "neurotypical" (<--new word) - it's a lot to process.

Is it because my mind NOW understands why/how  those things could have happened, so it's causing me to remember them so I can process them in light of the diagnosis?

DID/does ANYONE ELSE deal with the flashback thing after the looong assessment process? 

- Amber

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  • I have flashbacks when opening up the past - I can see, hear, feel and smell the situation just as it was - the thing I deal with more is intrusive thoughts - usually another person's incorrect opinion, or abusive vue on me or something I apparently did wrong.

    now I'm trying to build a new life without these people.

    please be kind to your inner self that's trying to heal - those people and experiences for me were wrong and painful - so it takes time and care to remould it - I hope your healing goes well x

  • Thanks - similar to me. I am literally back in time at those moments.  I aim to heal no matter what it takes. It takes so much tho.

  • yes it does - understanding of yourself with love and compassion helps me - I'm not a child now so can understand it wasn't my fault - when I close the flashback up again I can now put love and protection in there - it never should of happened and I'm so sorry - I know you'll get stronger and happier - you deserve it Slight smile

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  • yes it does - understanding of yourself with love and compassion helps me - I'm not a child now so can understand it wasn't my fault - when I close the flashback up again I can now put love and protection in there - it never should of happened and I'm so sorry - I know you'll get stronger and happier - you deserve it Slight smile

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