Innocent little things from my childhood.

So, I am finding lately that really innocent things from my childhood are so, incredibly triggering.

I haven't had any flashbacks lately for the last two weeks, (besides occasional body memories, but no actual full blown flashbacks.) but I recently watched a movie that I loved as a child with my dad last night, and this morning I woke up to a flashback. I Mean a full blown flashback like I'm used to having.

It bothers me so much because I knew watching this children's movie would trigger me. This movie was in a set of four movies that I used to watch on repeat as a kid and I knew every word to all four of the movies. Anyway, I watched the other two movies in the past and felt triggered as well, so I knew I'd feel triggered watching this one.

It just bothers me.
Does anyone else get triggered by really innocent, non scary things??? Just something about watching those kids movies. I can't quite place it.

Kori, sorry you were so triggered by just a movie.

I do get triggered by "innocent" movies that can really charge my emotional state. With me it is no longer a theory that I am testing. I just have to avoid those to keep out of the troubled past.

Thank you, CANDC

It's very interesting. I've had a strange onset of symptoms after watching this movie. I have a strange feeling of dread and sickness in my stomach now. It feels as though all of my PTSD symptoms are coming back and it really bugs me because as a child, I loved this movie. It was one of my all-time favorites and I feel like I should have pleasant memories of this movie, not bad ones.

These movies were my escape as a child. I used to act out the scenes and I knew every word the characters were saying...

Now, when I watch this movie, it just makes me feel weird, jumpy, and triggered.

I absolutely hate this... I want to remember my childhood as something great, innocent and exciting and fun. Not look at things from my childhood and feel scared and unsafe.

I have noticed my PTSD symptoms coming back with a vengeance, I just got discharged from the hospital about three days ago and while I was in the hospital, I was sleeping on the floor and babbling about hands on my body. Now that I am home, I have been sleeping in another room instead of my own, yet I am still experiencing flashbacks and body memories. I can't sleep on the couch forever... But I am too afraid to go sleep in my room now.

I did, however, try moving the bed and rearranging my room earlier today, so hopefully that helps, but I'm still concerned I'll have nightmares again...

I also get triggered by things i think are silly, happy,and innocent. There ate tons of things that just all of a sudden remind me of my childhood and then remind me of things that happened.

My abuser was my dad so happy memories used to be triggers all the time. It would make me really angry, as if my whole childhood was ripped away. But I found that the more I faced them, the more they took their rightful places in my memories again. Maybe subconsciously we can't allow ourselves to feel good.

Yep, for me it's pear trees with birds. That's what I watched out the window every time I was being molested. Sometimes just pears at the grocery store set it off, especially if they look bad.

Sorry it is tough right now I can relate to having something create a gash in the onset of PTSD symptoms. It is a helpless feeling! Maybe watch a movie or do something that you know makes you happy to close it back up! Just a suggestion!