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So I found a therapist that I really clicked with and she uses the 'buzzers' are you familiar with those? The buzzing things that you hold in both hands? They are used for EMDR. Well I was pretty disregulated when I went to her office, and she had me hold those as we did the session. For some reason it put me in a hypnotic state as I was talking. Unbenownst to me, she referenced something that I do a lot, which is check doors excessively, and for some reason I had a major flashback of something I had totally forgotten about that involved a door, being locked behind a door, and then a detective finding me.
This happened many years ago, I was really shocked that holding this device going would cause this. This diagnosis is strange, because it isn't always active and you never know what will set it off.
What gives you flashbacks and does EMDR trigger you in ways that other things don't?
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When i was in the ER February 16th 2025, i was being admitted to ICU where i was for 3 weeks, then had to relearn to walk for 3 weeks in another hospital rehab floor, the nurse told me something that made me feel for over 18 months now that i was finally *safe*. She told me that the guy who raped and beat me 21 years ago now almost 20 years at that time, was in prison as of a month before that...
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Sometimes, I think I have ODD. I can be oppositional. It seems that the only times that I feel like cleaning are when I should be doing something else or I have to go somewhere. Well, not everytime but most of the time. Yesterday, I was supposed to be doing online training for work but instead, I decided to work on my kitchen table. Most of the time, I don't know where to start and give...
uncomfortable as it was and remains to build, awareness opens the door to more sustainable healing measures. the good news is that my comfort zone with new awareness has grown considerable. i still squirm at a new awareness, but i have grown considerable skill on the acceptance end.
what gives me flashbacks? i laugh at the "tw" fad because i can no more predict what triggers flashbacks than i can predict the next natural disaster. what gives me flashbacks? reminders, both innocent and evil.