Auditory Flashbacks?

[shadow-light]

I was just wondering if anyone else had auditory flashbacks? I'm not sure if there is a real term for them, but this is what I have come to call them.


Basically I can hear laughing, I can hear it almost constantly. I know it's not there, and I know it's them (the people who "caused" the trauma) laughing.
I was just curious as to weither others experience anything like this.

Also, does anyone know how I could make it stop? It's there almost constantly, it's actually giving me a headache :wall:

thanks

 

[clare]

Dear Shadow,

I'm sorry your experiencing these symptoms, but I'm glad you posted this thread.
I don't have auditory flashbacks, but my son does. I know how awful they can be. They're fairly frequent, but not constant. They seem to be directly related to the trauma. He hears voices of a man telling him he's going to kill him. They can happen at anytime. So far we have not found a way to make them stop. His psych-RN prescribed seraquel-as needed. This is not very effective, unless he's on a constant dosage of at least 200 mg a day which makes him too dopey. No therapist has been helpful in addressing this issue. There has been mention of more testing to rule out psychosis, but we're still waiting.

Sorry I have no real advice. I'm hoping we both can get some info in response to this thread!

clare

 

[becvan]

Yes they are called auditory flashbacks and they are very common. Resolve the trauma and the flashbacks will cease.

Here's a link on the type of flashbacks and what that is: [DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/thread5085.html[/DLMURL]

bec

 

[Marlene]

Yes, I had auditory flashbacks in which I heard screaming. It kept up until I realized that it was a memory of me screaming. Echoing Bec...work on the traumas and they go away.

Lisa

 

[shiraz]

Hi shadow, I get them from time to time ... for me its like someone switching channels inside my head .... becomes quite exhausting. I hear my father say my name and I hear myself as a child shouting NO NO NO ... all very disturbing, I'm working on the trauma, but don't have sufficient memories to process them right now ...

I find if I don't watch TV and fill my head with too much noise like crowds, music or radio, it helps, the intrusions eventually become muted background disturbance which makes it easier to 'tune' out ... add stress and they come back full volume.

Hope it gets easier.

Hugs,
Shiraz

 

[stephenrh]

I get these every now and then.

They used to happen on a regular basis but they have began to subside since I've been seeing my shrink.

I found mine happen most often when I'm on my own and it's quiet.

 

[sigh]

I find that when I'm most quiet (excepting going to bed) is when I'm most okay. It's when I'm walking down the street and someone catches my eye, or a building, or a billboard. I get olfactory "hallucinations" (I don't know know what to call them). I hear things in my head which is bad because I often find myself saying it outloud. If I'm with a person--they want to know what I said. And sometimes, just seeing innocent kids triggers me.

I agree about needing to go through therapy for this--I think the therapist will have the tools to guide you. I just want to say, I've been in a lot of therapy, different forms of therapy, and it's still hard. HOWEVER, I was in a bookstore today. Usually, I am just overwhelmed by the titles (I love books), but today, I wasn't.

 

[Kunoichi]

I get auditory flashbacks, they can be disturbing as well. I usually get them when I am alone, though I have gotten them when I have been with others as well. I also get visual hallucinations after flashbacks, or auditory hallucinations. I think its just part of the trauama. I hope you feel better soon.

 

[kers]

I think I get these--for me it's door slamming. It's not as loud or as real as if a door was right next to me, but it's real enough to shake me up. I've learned to roll with them, most of the time. They have definitely subsided as I have addressed the trauma in counseling.

 

[outlaw1975]

Audio Flashbacks

You're not alone, I would hear people talking in a distance as if it was a radio in the far egde of the shop I worked in. It's wierd how these things happen but they just do.

 

[Grama-Herc]

I don't have the audios but I have smell flashbacks and it is always the same sweet smell of ?????