Hi,
So my doctor recently said that my symptoms line up with ptsd. I had never considered it because the events were over 10 years ago and i barely remember anything. I also dont have negative memories of it but that might be because i was a child with no set boundaries. So now im trying to understand the diagnosis. It doesnt quite make sense. There's no memory, no flashbacks im aware of, i just dissociate quite heavily in stressful situations and ny general anxiety levels are quite high. I also have ocd so the overlap has been very confusing. Im not consciously reliving the event, and i dont understand my triggers except for general stress. I experienced childhood sexual abuse so i dont see why minorly bumping into a random persons car would trigger such a heavy dissociative response. It just all doesnt line up.
Would love to hear from people who dont remember the event, and how they experience flashbacks/how that shows itself. Maybe im misunderstanding what a flashback is.
Thank you
So my doctor recently said that my symptoms line up with ptsd. I had never considered it because the events were over 10 years ago and i barely remember anything. I also dont have negative memories of it but that might be because i was a child with no set boundaries. So now im trying to understand the diagnosis. It doesnt quite make sense. There's no memory, no flashbacks im aware of, i just dissociate quite heavily in stressful situations and ny general anxiety levels are quite high. I also have ocd so the overlap has been very confusing. Im not consciously reliving the event, and i dont understand my triggers except for general stress. I experienced childhood sexual abuse so i dont see why minorly bumping into a random persons car would trigger such a heavy dissociative response. It just all doesnt line up.
Would love to hear from people who dont remember the event, and how they experience flashbacks/how that shows itself. Maybe im misunderstanding what a flashback is.
Thank you