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Hello,
I don't know many other people with PTSD and I'm not entirely sure if this is common, so I wanted to ask. Does anyone else experience flashbacks that cause them to not be able to snap back to reality for hours? When I experience flashbacks I am not only reliving the trauma, but I lose all touch with reality. I do not recognize people around me or where I am. My brain doesn't register who family members are even. I just scream for hours. Literally hours not knowing where I am or who is around me. According to my brain I am being abused or raped again. I just can't snap out of it.
I have been in the hospital before because of my episodes. Usually they restrain me and give me a shot, which knocks me out. A shot of ativan and haldol. It makes the flashbacks stop for a while until something triggers me again. Usually if a man makes a sudden move towards me or someone raises their voice I start having flashbacks.
Usually restraining me is the worst thing possible. But it actually helped one time when all the female nurses came to sit with me. They petted my hair and told me about their children and how they're all moms who would never hurt me. I found the best way to come back to reality is to have someone talk calmly to me.
I am just curious if anyone else loses complete touch with reality?
I don't know many other people with PTSD and I'm not entirely sure if this is common, so I wanted to ask. Does anyone else experience flashbacks that cause them to not be able to snap back to reality for hours? When I experience flashbacks I am not only reliving the trauma, but I lose all touch with reality. I do not recognize people around me or where I am. My brain doesn't register who family members are even. I just scream for hours. Literally hours not knowing where I am or who is around me. According to my brain I am being abused or raped again. I just can't snap out of it.
I have been in the hospital before because of my episodes. Usually they restrain me and give me a shot, which knocks me out. A shot of ativan and haldol. It makes the flashbacks stop for a while until something triggers me again. Usually if a man makes a sudden move towards me or someone raises their voice I start having flashbacks.
Usually restraining me is the worst thing possible. But it actually helped one time when all the female nurses came to sit with me. They petted my hair and told me about their children and how they're all moms who would never hurt me. I found the best way to come back to reality is to have someone talk calmly to me.
I am just curious if anyone else loses complete touch with reality?
http://www.pete-walker.com/flashbackManagement.htm
this is what i did i helped kids who where mistreated by parent your so young one thing more yell at ptsd tell it to go away and leave you alone this works sometimes, when people start making you feel that way go get headphones put them on turn it up,k here to feeling better, feel better min
I often use my big fluffy Service Dog to 'talk' and 'pet' me back into reality. She is really good at it and can get me back to reality in tens of minutes instead of hours.
hugs
I tend to only scream in nightmares. (Oh so much better to wake my hubby, ugh.)
Soft purrs of healing