Recently Diagnosed Now Experiencing Flashbacks

[ashley m.]

Why after being diagnosed with ptsd with dissociative figures am I now experiencing flashbacks? They're making me feel very upset because it's linking issues in my everyday life I've had to the incident of my abuse

 

[arfie]

In my own recovery, a new awareness often feels like a new evolution. Those things that had been going on all along, but were being shoved to the edge of my awareness as I struggled to make my way through the madness frequently seem new when I first start acknowledging them. So it is for me.

Gentle support while you figure out what it is for you, Ashley. Welcome to the forum.

 

[Justmehere]

Things often get worse before they get better. BUT if you hang in through it, and continue in treatment, it will most likely get much better. Sometimes flashbacks are a part of your nervous system trying to process what happened. For me, sometimes it happens because it is finally safe enough to feel the fear... :hug:s to you as you endure this and find ways to manage and eventually get better.