katz
MyPTSD Pro
I couldn't find a chat where there is more discussion about flashbacks - or lack of. Why don't I have them? I read about people remembering and having to deal with all the strong emotions and memories. However, I just know what happened - each time - with each person - in each place. Yet, I don't have the same type of emotional "crashes" (for lack of a better word). And I apparently don't need the medicine(s) that other people need. What's wrong? Is this what I have coming in the future? (these emotional break downs)
Is "not having them" normal too?
I read about how people develop coping skills and create a safe place to go when the memories come thru - yet when mine do come thru or I remember one - I don't break down or need a place to "escape" to.
I have often wondered if I just learned to deal with them "by myself" - since I had no support when I was young and going thru the abuse. I even have wondered if I even deserve the support that I wish I had had when I was young.
Is "not having them" normal too?
I read about how people develop coping skills and create a safe place to go when the memories come thru - yet when mine do come thru or I remember one - I don't break down or need a place to "escape" to.
I have often wondered if I just learned to deal with them "by myself" - since I had no support when I was young and going thru the abuse. I even have wondered if I even deserve the support that I wish I had had when I was young.