The Autistic Burnout 🔥inBlack Bear·Dec 13, 2022Member-onlyWays The Mental Health Industry Gaslights MeNever confuse how you see me with how I feel — Emotional Flashbacks7 min readEmotional Flashbacks7 min read
Sher Afghan·Oct 8, 2022Visualizing Your Experience 📸Imagine if everything went as planned: your workouts, your relationships, and your loftiest career goals. Visioning can help you clarify your life goals and turn them into a reality. Daydreaming has a bad reputation as a time waster. …Emotional Flashbacks4 min readEmotional Flashbacks4 min read
Lynn Fraser Stillpoint·Mar 30, 2022Member-onlyWaking Up HappyOur body wakes up in the past. — Our body wakes up in the past. Our nervous system and primitive brain use the past to predict our present moment safety. What were your mornings like as a child? If you lived in an atmosphere of fear and anxiety, if you had trouble getting to sleep because adults in…Emotional Flashback4 min readEmotional Flashback4 min read
Brit HainesinThe Writing Cooperative·Nov 16, 2021How to Write Truly Useful FlashbacksFlashbacks can be powerful, if you use them right. Here’s how to write flashbacks that come to life. — Flashbacks are a powerful tool for bringing your story to life. But they also inherently disrupt time. So how do you write flashbacks that are truly useful? Why write flashbacks into your story? Adding flashbacks to your writing is a powerful tool for creating stories that feel real. According to The Importance Of Using Flashbacks In…Emotional Flashbacks5 min readEmotional Flashbacks5 min read
Terry L. Cooper·Jun 28, 2021Member-onlyI Heard This Song While I was in the Store TodayI haven’t thought about you in a while. This changed all that.Emotional Flashbacks1 min readEmotional Flashbacks1 min read
Shirley J. Davis·Jan 30, 2021Member-onlyOvercoming Emotional FlashbacksOvercoming Emotional Flashbacks with Self-Compassion — Emotional flashbacks are a common symptom for people living with the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder. Because of this fact, I thought it vital to delve into how to overcome them. Emotional flashbacks take a horrendous toll on those who experience them. To feel like you are in danger with…Emotional Flashbacks7 min readEmotional Flashbacks7 min read
Shirley J. Davis·Jan 18, 2021Member-onlyThe Human Autonomic Nervous System and Emotional FlashbacksHow a hijacked amygdala can change lives — Emotional flashbacks are troubling and often disabling events that cause a person to experience alarming and crippling bursts of strong emotions. Emotional flashbacks are experienced without the linked visions from the past that accompany average flashbacks. In this article, we shall examine together what is going on in the autonomic…Emotional Flashbacks4 min readEmotional Flashbacks4 min read
Shirley J. Davis·Jan 16, 2021Member-onlyManaging Emotional FlashbacksWhat they are like and a method to defeat them — In our first piece in the four part series on emotional flashbacks, we discussed the definition of emotional flashbacks and how they change survivors by interrupting their daily lives. This article will attempt to explore what it is like to have an emotional flashback and the 13 steps to manage…Emotional Flashbacks7 min readEmotional Flashbacks7 min read
Shirley J. Davis·Jan 7, 2021Member-onlyEmotional FlashbacksWhat are they and what are their causes? — You walk into your living room after getting out of bed in the morning feeling apprehensive and afraid, but there is nothing to be afraid of that you can observe. …Emotional Flashbacks7 min readEmotional Flashbacks7 min read
