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hidingme 29-12-2011 03:31 AM

How does it feel for you? * no graphic details*
 
to have flashbacks?
emotionally - is some or all of the following: confused, scared,nothingness, nothing bad a game(triggers in smells, and such), a dream, floating
physically - skin tickles/hurts, head feels very very heavy in the forehead, cold /hot flashes

just curious how many others expierence them like we do.. sometimes we can pick the layers apart like that.

Foxtrot Oscar 29-12-2011 03:38 AM

Physically - It feels like someone is touching my skin even though they're not.

Emotionally - Totally overwhelming, particularly with anger.

Flasbacks can be extremely unpleasant.

strawberry11 31-12-2011 03:05 AM

Physically- Its like I can feel when I did when the event happened all the physical things that happened at the time

Emotionally- I shut down and just want to cry

I also get mental pictures of the event. Very unpleasant.

not_so_insig 31-12-2011 02:01 PM

What I feel is total and utter blind panic. I feel overwhelmed, angry and just want to be alone. I also feel totally and utterly alone too.

strawberry11: I get mental pictures too.

hidingme 31-12-2011 03:57 PM

yes ive had the mental pictures too. flashbacks suck. thanks for replying.. i think most would skip this question for fear of it triggering.

Laura2.0 09-01-2012 06:46 PM

I'm not sure if it's a flashback, but sometimes I feel like I'm getting attacked but I'm not.
I feel as if someone is about to hit,punch, kick... me.
Sometimes I feel like I just got attacked.
I tend to say 'No no no no' 'It's not my fault' etc. and sometimes I don't know what I said/did till someone else tells me.

Eccentrics 11-01-2012 01:08 AM

My flashbacks most definately aren't as bad as some people experience them. In fact, I'm not even entirely sure if you'd call them flashbacks, but they seem similar whatever they are.

Emotionally - Sudden drop in mood and any confidence that I had, feel helpless, want to be alone to hide and reflect on things for a while.

Physically - Hot flash, I often look down and relive any sort of subtle reactions I had at the time.

hidingme 21-01-2012 05:47 PM

had one last night..
sometimes my flashbacks.. like last night..
are not of what has happened to me but of what i have done in my past.. things i feel horrible about... last night was mental pictures, emotions from then and emotions from now as an observer.. or perhaps the feelings were the same for me then.. perhaps my "others" emotions" were just too twisted with my own then.. not sure..
still feeling really crappy over it tho.. cried this morning about it again.. and im sure the "maybe" 5 hrs of sleep i got isnt helping any.. really needing my meds so glad im going monday for them finally been off them too long.


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