i do not feel comfortable being with my dad alone. i was asked if he had molested me when i was a child. idk because i have blocked so much out.i do not feel any comfort with anyone now when i am aroused. i feel if i turn my back the person is going to stab me or tie something around my neck and choke me or slice my throught. i have been isolating in my home for months now. i get very sick when stress hits me...so i am sick alot. vomiting, diarrhea and headaches and of course panic attacks. i sleep most the day and the flashbacks are coming out more when i drive or am with people.
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Q: why am i having flashbacks more often now that i am unattached
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8/30/09 1:51pm
I don't know how old you are, Pandora, but sometimes flashbacks are like that - many times, your body remembers before your mind does. I hope you are seeing a therapist because there are specific treatments for PTSD that can help. You say you have them more now that you are unattached; I'm assuming you were in a relationship previously. It might not have been "safe" for your psyche to go through the flashbacks with that person around and now that you're not attached, the memories are trying to release. I've also been dealing with PTSD for the same reason and I've been helped a lot with therapy. You really should be getting help, especially if this is happening when you're driving because, obviously, that could be dangerous. There are some medications that can help with flashbacks, too, and nightmares. You will get through this, but I hope you find the courage to reach out and get some help. It's good that you've reached out here and this is a safe place to write and get support. Please let us know how you're doing.
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yes i am seeing a new therapist. i left my recent one who says that with the EFT tapping he did it may have brought them out. i have been in and out of shotty relationships and have few friends because of them and my previous 2 short marriages. during my seperation, a guy i knew from 7th grade came in and swept me off my feet & i fell hard. i took so much out on him verbally from what i suppressed to say to my ex husband #2 that he dumped me a month after my last 2 surgeries in dec/08. he does check up on me once a week on the phone and i have a very good friend who is my benificiary, he gets me outta bed when i also have a wonderful shrink, even though i seem like a guinea pig, i love him for his compassion and he has been more of a therapist for me then what i have ever had before. my stress has caused physical problems and i am sick alot. mainly colds and bacterial issues, even w OCD. I phased out for a bit today when my friend was searching for my pet rat. i didn't know where i was for a moment. my neighbor found him in her apt...alive. i love him bunches but i am finding him a new home. he was gone for 3 days and it is too much to bare. i am doing a little better now. thank you for your support.