Triggering (Sexual Abuse) - Just a Question

[finding.my.wings]

hi, just wanting to know what exactly flashbacks are? i rememebre stuff and sometimes this jsut pops into my mind and every now and agin its new stuff too. just wondering.
thanks is advance.

[bobbiwibble]

flashbacks are like... hard to explain. very strong vivid memories that come back.
i have flashbacks and it's if something 'triggers' me then I feel like it's happening again and when I close my eyes etc.

xxxxxbobbi

[bobbiwibble]

A flashback is a psychologicalphenomenon in which an individual has a sudden, usually powerful, re-experiencing of a past experience or elements of a past experience. The term is used particularly when the memory is recalled involuntarily, and/or when it is so intense that the person "relives" the experience, unable to fully recognize it as memory and not something that is happening in "real time". The medical term for the phenomenon is "hypnagogic regression".[


that's what wikipedia has to say =]
hope that helps

ps new stuff, that you didnt previous remember, could be repression although there is evidence against repression actually existing, so try not to rely to much on the new stuff for building up a picture of what might have happened.

xxxxbobbi

[shadow-light]

as has been said, it's hard to explain...

when stuff "pops into your head" it's a sort of intrusive memory, a flashback is like a long intrusive memory or sometimes as if you're re-living the event, all the senses can be taken up by them too.

something like that anyway

[Popple]

You might want to look here for more detailed explanations of the different types of flashbacks. Clicky

And there is a thread here with tips for coping with flashbacks Clicky

Also one of the key things with flashbacks is that they are intrusive, you do not choose to think about it at certain times they just happen sometimes because something triggered them sometimes they are just random.

Take care of yourself and if you need anything feel free to pm me.
x

[Ninja Orange]

It's sort of like reliving the experience all over again, different from a memory, more vivid, more detailed.