[wolfie205]

I started getting flashbacks in my therapy session yesterday. We were just sitting on the floor and talking about my family when the images started flashing through my mind. It was the door slamming over and over again at first then I started getting flashes of my sister crying and me trying to get the door open. My therapist probably noticed because I wasn't talking and she kept asking, "Where are you right now?"

I was anxious and I just couldn't talk. It took a while before I told her what I was remembering. The anxiety died down and then, I just didn't feel anything at all. I felt like I was in a daze the entire day. I remember getting on the train to get home but I can't remember anything else. I was there but not really there, if that makes sense. What does your therapist do when you have a flashback in a session? What should you do to cope in between tough sessions?

[Shancan]

Sounds like you maybe dissociated a bit from the memories. I did that, and felt like that following a session of EMDR therapy. My head was in a fog and I was unbelievably confused. It was not pleasant. We haven't done any since and have been working on skills through ACT therapy, eye switching and the like to keep me stable.

[alcibie1]

It's horrible to feel so dazed after...I know that feeling well and I hope you're ok. You could maybe talk to your therapist and between you, come up with some grounding exercises for when it happens. My therapist gets me to move, hands me objects to hold on to and she does exercises like

Name 5 things you see, 4 things you can feel (and touch them), 3 things you can hear, 2 you can smell, one you can taste

That one is really good for getting back to the present and noticing where you are. Sometimes we talk about something neutral for a few minutes too.

Hope you're doing ok