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John Paul

What is a flashback? How does it feel?

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I’ve been exploring from a psychology point of view on the internet.. no studies or anything just articles etc. on the topics of disorders and trauma.

”Flashbacks” is a common word from this POV. But I can’t seem to grasp what a flashback is. Is it because I’ve never had one? Would I know if I did? What does a flashback feel like? 

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I recurrently get flashbacks. 

It's like a snapshot of my childhood where I get those memories of my playing with my dad. My dad's death caused me tremendous trauma. 

So the flashback comes from the trauma of his memories with me. 

During a flashback, I remember every word, scene, image, voice, background. 

I remember the color of his shirt. 

Flashbacks are very detailed and vivid and remain stuck like an old song in the head. 

It's the constant non stop replay of a memory or past event like a broken record. 

 


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@Tyler Robinson so you’re consciously thinking and remembering specific things. Is that right?

and is that what the mean by flashbacks in “clinical” terms?

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@John Paul it's involuntarily happening of its own accord and unconscious. 

That is my mind is not doing it consciously or mindfully. 

 


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 Be careful being too demanding in relationships. Relate to the person at the level they are at, not where you need them to be.

You have to get out of the kitchen where Tate's energy exists ~ Tyler Robinson 

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@Tyler Robinson right. But you are thinking about the time right? So you know what you are flashing back to? Like if I just have emotions stronger than the stimulus that is “causing” them, ya know-overreacting and kind of being confused by it and losing control… is that considered a “flashback” in clinical terms?

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@John Paul I didn't understand what you are trying to say. 

 


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 Be careful being too demanding in relationships. Relate to the person at the level they are at, not where you need them to be.

You have to get out of the kitchen where Tate's energy exists ~ Tyler Robinson 

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Never mind- I’ve just discovered the term “emotional flashbacks” that helps me make the distinction I needed to

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