flashback?

Question

What does it mean exactly when you have a flashback... Like if one has PTSD and they have " flashbacks" what is it they are having???
thx!

Answer 1

Definition: A vivid memory that may include images, sounds, smells, or feelings. With post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), these memories are related to the trauma that occurred, and the person having the flashback may feel like he or she is re-living the trauma. With PTSD, flashbacks often are recurring and disturbing. During a flashback, the person may lose touch with reality. Flashbacks sometimes have triggers (such as the anniversary date of the event or particular sounds or smells) but may also occur without a specific trigger, even when the person is relaxed.

Answer 2

It's a bit like remembering something in your past, but the experience is more real to the one having it.
Not long ago, I experienced a flashback concerning a traumatic event that happened thirty years ago. I felt the past happenings on my body and I was very upset as if they were happening now.

Answer 3

Well a person with PTSD who is haveing a' flashback'
is reliveing an event or situation that is or might be in the past
either distant or resent.It's like being there again,no for real!
It can be very distressing to that person.

Answer 4

I think it is a bit different for everyone. But for me Its like i relive what happend to me. My fiance says i look spaced off and won't answer him. sometimes it is followed by a panic attack where i can't breath. In any case it is scary and i am sorry if you or somone you know is going through this. If yu want to talk further you can e-mail me at [e-mail]

take care

Answer 5

you see things that happened previously in your life