Flashbacks: Experiencing Distress in Safety

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“Peter spots his friend Hannah at a party. She has her back to him, so he touches her shoulder and greets her. Rather than turning and answering, she goes rigid for a few moments, then takes a deep breath and asks him not to touch her by surprise again.

For Hannah, the unexpected touch triggered the sensation of being violently grabbed on the shoulder during an assault. She felt a spike of panic, as if she was back in the dangerous situation. She was having a flashback, re-experiencing a traumatic memory.”

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– Excerpt from an article by Sonia Connoly, CMT. Sonia is a retired therapist who has worked with many survivors of trauma and has a wonderful website with many free articles on healing from abuse. I have found her writing to be very helpful in my recovery from ritual abuse and mind control programming.

Sonia Connoly, CMT’s website:

https://traumahealed.com/?s=Flashbacks%3A+Experiencing+Distress+in+Safety

– Collage by Sparrow

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