Hi,
I'm new here...I've had PTSD since I was 17, and with the recent flareup it's now at a point where although mostly the flashbacks don't stop me doing things, they are constantly there like a reel in my minds eye during waking hrs...even when studying, chilling with friends, watching a movie, driving, housework, whatever I'm doing it's just constant and it's really frustrating and annoying, plus I'm scared they will increase to the point where they immobilise me, even if temporarily, as they have in the past. Some things have been going on in my life which are bringing up many childhood traumas I had shut off from...mainly the 'events' and 'experiences' my parents put me through, rather than the CSA which I seem to have at least mostly come to terms with...I thought I'd got my PTSD under control and had 6mths without panic attacks and with very few flashbacks, and now this reel is constant and I just want it to go away. Does this part of the PTSD ever go away, or just gets easier and less invasive?
Thanks, Kath