(((2bme))) i'm sorry for your pain. I wish the crap people said was true. "God doesnt give us more than we can handle." Or my
Ipersonal favorite,"everything happens for a reason." People that say such things haven' t seen experienced what i have. God is good
, He didnt "give" me the experiences that caused my ptsd. And those experiences WERE more than i could handle or i wouldnt have a brain that felt like scambled eggs. Also there was NO reason for that suffering. It was bad, evil, and pure insanity. It was not my higher power working in mysterious ways. Maybe my higher power can salvage some good out of it not because He works miracles but i will punch anyone who says He caused any of those incidents to happen.

So, flashbacks suck. Here is what helps me:

Calling out to higher power(can wake me up from nightmares too)
Reminding myself what year it is now and what age i am now
Physical movement with another person(playing catch works well)
Removing myself from triggering environment
Petting / hugging dog or cat
Getting beverage or glass of water
Washing my face
Eft(emotional freedom tapping)