sleepylea
18-11-07, 13:39
Hi everyone, I had a flashback a few nights ago, and wondered how people cope with these?
Personally, after the advice of a counciller I once saw, what I do is turn the bedroom light on, and out loud, I say todays date and the rough time, I then say "I have just had a flashback of the accident, I am now in my bedroom, and I can see *list stuff in the room* and the accident is not happening now, I am fine"
I combine this with the breathing excersizes I was shown, and *usually* I can get back to sleep fine. They say its something like brain training, if you repeat this every time I have a flashback, the brain should stop worrying and bring me back to the now. I also do it if I am out and about too, of course under my breath:winks: Well thats my flashbacks and how I try and not panic over them, anyone else do something similar?
Personally, after the advice of a counciller I once saw, what I do is turn the bedroom light on, and out loud, I say todays date and the rough time, I then say "I have just had a flashback of the accident, I am now in my bedroom, and I can see *list stuff in the room* and the accident is not happening now, I am fine"
I combine this with the breathing excersizes I was shown, and *usually* I can get back to sleep fine. They say its something like brain training, if you repeat this every time I have a flashback, the brain should stop worrying and bring me back to the now. I also do it if I am out and about too, of course under my breath:winks: Well thats my flashbacks and how I try and not panic over them, anyone else do something similar?