Do you have flashbacks of just seeing the perpetrator around as well as the actual trauma?

[Keen]

I also get flashbacks of non-abusive moments where I saw/was with an abuser in the past. I think thats normal.

 

[AliciaEff]

You are not alone. I have flashbacks just of the existence of my abuser. We were in a relationship for 5 months and it was filled with sexual assualt, but then he spent years trying to stay my friend and I often felt guilty for being mean to him so I tried to be his friend. My flashbacks can be about those moments as well. As for diagnosis, I actually had to go to a psychiatrist and say “I think I fit the symptoms of PTSD, what do you think?” before I got diagnosed. Same with depression before that.

I hope you found some of these responses helpful.

 

[MrMoonlight]

I don't get flashbacks of the perpetrator just the smoke and fire. I do think about a dark shadowed figure lurking and watching me and my home at night. That can start an avalanche of shit for me if I don't stop that line of thinking.