Most the time when I think about sex I think about how it happened and felt when I was raped, my whole body tenses up and its like I can actually feel the pain. This pretty much only ever happens when I think about sex, no other times. Is this a flashback or not?
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What is a flashback?
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It could be - certainly a psychological reaction to trauma 
When i have flashbacks it is almost like being there again, experiencing the same feelings, sights, sounds etc...and having trouble holding on to the fact that it isn't real, it's in the past. It generally leaves me shaky and with a splitting headache too!
I think everyone's experience is different, though - whether what you are having are technically flashbacks or not, they are painful, and symptomatic of aunresolved issues.
Are you seeing a therapist or a counselor, sweetie? They would be able to help you develop coping strategies for times like that
When i have flashbacks it is almost like being there again, experiencing the same feelings, sights, sounds etc...and having trouble holding on to the fact that it isn't real, it's in the past. It generally leaves me shaky and with a splitting headache too!
I think everyone's experience is different, though - whether what you are having are technically flashbacks or not, they are painful, and symptomatic of aunresolved issues.
Are you seeing a therapist or a counselor, sweetie? They would be able to help you develop coping strategies for times like that
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when i think of the word flash back I think of Dissociation. When a person has DID and a part of that person is inside they sometimes relive the traumatic experience they went through over and over again. This is real. It's not fun and games. It's not just a memory it is a trauma that keeps on keeping on.
Jesus can you meet you at that place. Ask him to take away from everything you see and place you somewhere safe. Keep saying his name. Even if you have to whisper. But keep calling upon him and he will come.
Jesus can you meet you at that place. Ask him to take away from everything you see and place you somewhere safe. Keep saying his name. Even if you have to whisper. But keep calling upon him and he will come.
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Thinking about sex is a trigger for you...me too. Sometimes it's bad and can involve flashbacks and sometimes it's like double vision. I'll be thinking about my fiance (husband, really, since we were joined religiously two years ago) and then everything that happened is overlayed on the good thoughts.
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