Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group

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you know...*trigger*

Itzjustme
Itzjustme
we u see a picture, smell a smell, or hear watch something...it brings u bak to that time, place and all of a sudden ur filled with strong emotions sooo strong its like it happening again...

wen the psychiatrist told me that i had ptsd i thought only soldiers had that and he said the definitin and that what i was feeling was that...i just wish i cud take something to forget completely...i know you guys do to

btw is ur flashbacks black and white?? mine are maybe its cuz most of what happened happened in the dark? or my mind doesnt use color
TwilightStar
TwilightStar
I have emotional and environmental flashbacks. No visions.

Welcome though, to our group and I hope you find peace.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I didn't realize what I had were considered flashbacks, because they were always in dreams(& in full color), never when I was awake. When I'm awake, all I get are a draining feeling of sadness, depression, uslessness, helplessness, etc. and so far, I don't see anything that triggers it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My flashback are mostly sounds and visions... and in full color...they seem so real to me.... exemple, I had to go to the hospital for a nasty panic attack... All I remember is a woman in the ER waiting room that looked and sounded just like my mother... I was told I completly flipped out even more then I already was.... I guess I kept telling everyone that I thought would listen to get that woman away from me.... I'm sure that poor woman was freaked out by me....
deleted_user
deleted_user
sometimes a smell will bring it on, or a vision image of a person that resembles an abuser, sometimes they come in the middle of the night and bring on nightmares, and my heart races and I think I am going to scream.

The last one was when I was in the hospital for trauma, a guy who reminded me of my abuser was there.... I tried to avoid him all I could. the day he left (which he wasn't there very long) he ...he... he... oh saying this is bring it back... he hugged me.... I wanted to take a hot shower and scrub all my skin off.....