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Flashbacks
Flashbacks are a clinical finding in which a person has the sensation of reliving prior experiences. This can occur in people with acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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A 31-year old asked:
Can people really have flashbacks?
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Are there any meds that help with flashbacks?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Flashbacks?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it true that one can get acid and mushroom flashbacks?
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A 43-year old asked:
I seem to pass my days in flashbacks since layoff. Is there a way to break out of this?
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A 50-year old asked:
Can these be olfactory flashbacks?
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A male asked:
Does flashback only means bad memories?
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A 29-year old asked:
How can I stop drug induced flashbacks?
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A 31-year old asked:
Ideas I can use to help with flashbacks?
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A 31-year old asked:
Magic mushroom trips flashbacks possible?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Spaced/zoned out for half an hour, confused, flashbacks?
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A 39-year old asked:
How does a person look when having flashbacks? Blank stare?
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A 24-year old female asked about a 23-year old male:
I keep having flashbacks of childhood incest, what should I do?
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A 34-year old asked:
What would you suggest I do to control my terrifying trauma flashbacks?
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A 43-year old asked:
What can cause 'regression to childhood', dissociation, and flashbacks?
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A 46-year old asked:
How to know if flashbacks real, or do you just remember and then see the whole or are there really things like flashbacks?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Pdoc said that with no "proof" i can't say i was s/abused @ 2 yrs. I'mhurt. Is it true? Sistr was abused by granpa, and i had sexual behaviours and sx's growing up.No flashbacks, mem's r reliable now?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can head trauma brin on flashbacks?
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A 35-year old asked:
How do you completely get rid of flashbacks?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does getting a lotta memory flashbacks, mean I am depressed?
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A 33-year old asked:
What could trigger thoughts and flashbacks of being raped at night?
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A 45-year old asked:
Please tell me if it is normal to cry because of flashbacks of bullying?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I was in a car accident last wee sunday and I have since been having flashbacks of the incident. How can I stop them?
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A 35-year old asked:
What to do if i keep getting flashbacks about my least favorite times of my life. And then i start crying. How do I prevent all that?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Something happened to me when i was young. Started dreaming about it and felt like i was being touched by him during flashback today. Is this normal?
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A 39-year old asked:
How is it possible that flashbacks are real? Ptsd?
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A 40-year old asked:
How long will I have lsd flashbacks?
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A 35-year old asked:
Are unrelated flashbacks normal with ptsd?
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A 34-year old asked:
How is a panic attack and a flashback different?
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A 30-year old asked:
Are lsd flashbacks considered a mental condition?
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