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Memories, Flashbacks And Dissociation

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I feel like I am a 40 year old little kid. Just trying to hold onto my job and sanity. I thought I was over this- now I'm having to learn a whole new set of coping skills.
WOW! ME TOO! I turned 40 last year and still feel like a 5 year old boy in a lot of ways. My wife has to repeat things to me several times before I have a chance to forget whatever it is she said. (When I am actually LIVING with my wife, that is...). My decision making is sometimes a bit rash, so I have my own "special" checking account now...the joys of PTSD, eh?
 
How can it be that after so many years of being fine and the trauma being so long ago, that this is suddenly happening to me again?

You are not alone, Anna; we all have different stories to tell, but there are a lot of us that feel the same ways, cope the same ways...that's what I like about this forum. The feeling of community I feel from the people on this site is always reassuring to me. I hope it is for you,too.
 
The exact same thing is happening to me too. Getting flashbacks of events that I thought I had grew out of. The flashback only started recently. It is like the wound has opened and there is no way to close it again. Must be time to work through it, I guess.

I dont work. I cant imagine me working now at all. I cant concentrate really and have constant anxiety even with the meds.

Just yesterday I was triggered so bad I became like a little girl crying "stop it. stop it" I dont even know what THAT was about.... It's all mixed up with me. All the memories have dislodged themselves and I get flavours like emotional charges and really fast flashbacks, and then big time dissociations.

Hang in there! You're not alone. ((((Anna))))
 
If I could only find something for everything ELSE I have "wrong" with me, eh?

Hmmm, welp, give me a list (I'm great with lists), and maybe I can be your market assistant to find the cure that ails you. I'll shop around to find the right price for each thing -- no reason cures have to be expensive. Just like toys -- little kids & pets often havemore fun with the box and packing material rather than the toy. :) I prefer natural methods to what ails me (plus the journey to find them is nicer and more engaging as well).
 
I prefer natural methods to what ails me (plus the journey to find them is nicer and more engaging as well).
Yes, so do I; that's why I like having a cat (about as natural as you can get). I am also looking into starting up a non-profit at some point using a combination of massage therapy, exercise (a variety), music therapy, art therapy and also just plain talking/sharing. Building a community, and sharing ideas/accomplishments with each other in order to help each other along the path of healing is what I am all about right now.

I will have to get back to you about all the other stuff that is "wrong" with me!;)
 
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I used to keep journals, many years ago, but I burned the whole lot of them. It was part of the healing. It helped at the time. I guess maybe now it is time to readress and reorganise things a little in my head. For years I forgot the person I was.
 
I have flashbacks of different things that happened to me in the past and when I do I lose sense of where I am can someone help me, PLEASE?
 
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