I have alot of emotional flashbacks?

Question

This happens almost everyday. It's usually brought on by weather or music. It will put my mind into kind of a different time period and usually brings back feelings of depression. When i hear songs it registers to a time period and brings back feelings of the time period, as with weather. Im just wondering is this normal? Is there anything I can do to help this? It's very hard to explain to people, i hope someone can relate. I hate feeling horrible for no reason other than past memories brought on by environment or noises.

Answer 1

Everyone has this to a certain extent.  Here are some tips.  

Recognize when you are overreacting to a situation. If most people are not bothered by a situation that causes a strong reaction in you, take notice.

Step2

Identify the cause of the strong emotional reaction.

Step3

Accept that your reaction is rational. While becoming stressed or depressed is an overreaction to the current situation, it is an understandable reaction to the trauma you experienced. Rather than beat yourself up for overreacting, have compassion for the wounded inner self who still has emotional wounds that need healing.

Step4

Connect the emotions back to the original trauma. Allow yourself to go back to that painful place in time in which the trauma was inflicted. Relive the trauma long enough to express the emotions that should have been expressed when the trauma happened. Cry, punch pillow or take other action to express the emotions while thinking about the original trauma.

Step5

Comfort yourself.

Step6

Take a cooling-off period when you are triggered. After doing all of the above steps, take a cooling off period the next time you have an emotional flashback. Instead of reacting, stop and ask yourself if your reaction is about today's circumstances or if it is residue from your childhood. Recognizing an emotional flashback as it happens helps you to heal the pain without overreacting to today's situation.

Answer 2

I have Bi polar disorder and through a psychosis phase had very bad flashbacks.The worse thing is that I don't know if they were true or not as they were from my childhood.I see certain places and it just takes me back,it's horrible,I can relate strongly to what you are describing and the advice I have been given is therapy but I can't sit and say things to people when I don't know if they are true.It affects me all the time and I think is the root cause of my depression.Maybe you should try therapy and see how you get on.Sorry I can't be of more help.

Good luck,we have to try and move forwards.x

Answer 3

this is more  common than what you thing didn't you ever go somewhere and something maybe a smell are a past event that triggers a event to all come flying back to what took place maybe talk to your dr and maybe you need to talk to a psychologist and find out what can help you to over come these events that takes place between your feelings and music & weather it will help to talk to someone that can give you some pointers to get you feeling better wen you run into these times that bother you. good-luck

Answer 4

see a shrink

Answer 5

i doubt that this is right, considering you said its connected with the weather or whatnot, but considering looking up post traumatic stress dissorder, or ptsd.