Purple Heart, I think there is a kind of duality aspect to flashbacks. If its a one shot deal like movie scene, or a one off, and I pass through the event and then recover, it can be theraputic. I can learn how to deal with the event with less or slightly less impact the next time around. But, if there are multipe triggers one after other I will get overwhelmed. Can't deal with it. Gunshots send me to a dark place that takes me a while to get out of. For me happiness is not a warm gun. My body, mind, and spirit all become discordant and stay that way for a while. Man it is a painful experience. Shalom.