Are Those Flashbacks?

[NotApplicable]

So i was in the shops with a friend when a song that i know it triggers me started playing. I immediately rushed out of the shop and then i remember nothing. When i snapped out of it i was in a different place in town. My friend said that i was just walking and even when she talked to me i wouldnt respond. I know this is dissociation because it happens to me a lot.

But after that i felt horrible. I was having images of the "event" popping up in my head. It kept happening for a lot of time. I just started dbt so i texted my therapist and she was trying to suggest me skills to calm me down that at first didnt work at all. I was crying and shaking and i kept walking.

My question is: is the last part flashbacks? Can you be in the moment when having one?

 

[Intrepid]

Some of my flashbacks are like templates overlaying my current life. It's like I'm living in 2 places at the same time, then and now. From your description it sounds like the images of the "event" were intrusive and didn't fit in well to the moment. They weren't just bad memories. They were a mix of perceptions and feelings that you couldn't separate from the moment. If that's the case I'd say that they were flashbacks.