Thanks TunedOut, without disclosing details yes something happened unexpectedly a few weeks back that made me feel in that moment the same emotions I felt 35 years ago. The original experience is one I didn’t talk about for many years, but it was a troubling incident that I didn’t fully understand or process at the time (I wasn’t an adult). It’s stayed with me but not at all to the forefront of my mind.

I’d say I do understand and have processed it now but it’s still an unpleasant memory- not exactly trauma, but something troubling. I’m doing better today, I’ve been focusing on something else and that helps.