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Sep 09, 2017, 12:38 PM
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When I have anxiety I have flashbacks. When I have flashbacks I have anxiety. Which one comes first?
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#2
Sep 09, 2017, 12:41 PM
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I think it's just all related. flashbacks would give anyone anxiety and maybe you're anxious because Your body is reacting to an oncoming flashback?
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Sep 09, 2017, 01:32 PM
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I also think it goes both ways. Flashbacks are scary to experience, which induces anxiety. When experiencing anxiety prior to the flashbacks, this also makes someone more vulnerable to experiencing flashbacks and/or other psychological problems.
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#4
Sep 09, 2017, 02:07 PM
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Do you have flashbacks of chickens or eggs?
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Sep 09, 2017, 03:18 PM
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I have flashbacks from being assaulted a few years ago. When I'm experiencing flashbacks I take a klonopin and it helps. So reducing the anxiety helps with the bad memories.
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Sep 09, 2017, 04:16 PM
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I apologize for the earlier flippant comment. I didn't realize you meant that sort of flashback.
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#7
Sep 09, 2017, 05:24 PM
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I don't have an answer for you, but I hope you can talk to somebody about what you're going through, if you haven't done so already. That sounds really difficult.
 Do you have anything to distract yourself with when you experience this sort of thing? Distractions help me a lot. I like going out for walks, for example, or watching a complicated movie that requires a lot of thinking. |
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Sep 09, 2017, 07:18 PM
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I tried talking to my therapist about it but I wasn't ready to re-live it but she pushed me... too far. It made my PTSD so bad I had to go inpatient for awhile. I just wasn't ready.
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Sep 10, 2017, 08:02 AM
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