12 Ways to recover from flashbacks? Edit Learning
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</p><p >when you get a graphic flashback, how do you recover and feel ok in the body again?</p><div > </div><div >Annotations: http://bit.ly/1aG7vRl</div><div >Photos: http://onforb.es/1aOqyMT</div><div >
</div><div ><a href="http://learni.st/users/ann.l.garvey" class="posted-by ng-binding" >Ann Ludford Garvey</a><a href="http://learni.st/users/ann.l.garvey" class="posted-by ng-binding" >
</a><p class="comment-text ng-isolate-scope ng-scope" lst-truncated-text="" lst-limit="200" lst-text="comment.body" >It might be easier for us than most people ... most of our graphic flashbacks seem to be in a controlled environment either with my doctor or my lover of 19 years. Usually with my lover, we tend to go somewhere dark and quiet and sleep it off. He checks in to make sure we're ok, but he really doesn't understand how younger parts feel. He can see they are upset because they've flashed back, but they are looking forward to the comfort of just having quiet around them. Or, if it hasn't gone too far, they will ask him to hold them, which he does. When the flashback occurs in our doctor's office, he can usually find someone who trust him by now to tell him what they are seeing (re-living over again). His goal is to make it safe again for them, by helping them stop whatever is happening. For example if someone has found themselves in the childhood home, and they are scared because their father is lurking outside the door, our doctor has helped us put a lock on the door and then to yell at our father to go away, "BECAUSE DR. MARVIN SAYS SO!" It gives her power to be dealing. Afterward when she's feeling safe again - and usually tired, the older parts can do some discussion and then closure. Usually, this happens within a short time and we leave normally within our hour. The doctor helps us by - sublimating messages like 5 - 15 minutes left. We might still be a little shaky, but there's a sense of accomplishment too to have gotten through something hard. Usually we're pretty good in the two blocks to walk from office to car, and if we're not we'll sleep in the car until we're more steady. To get past a flashback - that's feeling good!</p></div></div></div>