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Old May 05, 2010, 10:43 AM
Plutarch Plutarch is offline
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Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone can share their knowledge of flashbacks. ie experiences, how long they last, do they ever go away, how intense are they usually, anything to do with flashbacks etc

As I have mentioned in previous posts I have been clean for a year and a half. I used to get flashbacks when I was still an addict, but they did not bother me..they felt like dream to me since my brain was already so drug addled. I know flashbacks can be a side effect of many drugs, and as far as I know, what I am experiencing are flashbacks..but any comments would be very helpful.

Lately I have been having a lot of difficulty sleeping because I get these really intense flashbacks. They are not always bad flashbacks...sometimes they are from my childhood, a time of innocence. But other times they are of really traumatic events. It feels a bit like a dream, but I have to try really hard to snap myself out of it or my past begins to replay vividly.

Basically, I feel half asleep but I know I am awake, and I begin to watch my younger self, from my earliest memories to even last week, and I re-experience it. It can be really intense, I feel the emotions of my past self. It is absolutely exhausting and sometimes very scary when the flashbacks are not of me picking flowers and licking lollipops. They are getting more and more frequent.

Can anyone share their experiences? It would be nice to know I am not alone....

Thanks.

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Old May 10, 2010, 01:08 PM
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Plutarch,

you have some very serious and scary issues with your flashbacks.

I'm not going to be much of a resource for you because I've only had a few what I think might have been flash backs. And, that was a long time ago.

Do you have a doctor or pdoc? You might really need a professional to help you sort things out.
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Old May 10, 2010, 01:25 PM
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