Body memories

Are body memories technically classed as flashbacks?

I'm really struggling with body memories so much lately... They will just randomly come and I will feel really awful. I have been so incredibly debilitated by it lately...

I just wondered if other people ever have body memories without any other elements of normal flashbacks like the visual and sound etc.

I think yes they are counted as flashbacks. I get them too and they are horrible. i am so sorry you are having these experiences. Have you spoken to your therapist about them? If you want to talk more about them then we are listening although I understand if you dont.

Thinking of you

Cracked

I have spoken to my therapist about the body memories a bit... After a while of talking to different parts of me, he starts to get a sense of what stuff I fear more than normal and what body memories I have. Then he might ask if something specific happened and I get a gut feeling if it did or didn't...

I've kept feeling really super tired like my body can't move (sort of a bit paralysed) lately with bad feelings "back there"... It's been extra bad the past few weeks. I've always had this awful feeling a few times a day on most days. He knows that I am really extremely over vigilant about having my drinks spiked, in any situation, not just in clubs etc. One of the personalities kept saying I can't get up until I've been "used back there".
He asked the other day if I think I might have been drugged... One of the personalities answered "yes"... I feel a bit devastated...

I hate that feeling when someone says yes to a question you dont want that answer to. It is awful and I am so sorry you are going through it. How can I help? Thinkinig of you.

Cracked

It's helpful just to talk a bit, thanks CrackedGirl...

I keep feeling super cold sometimes too... Like absolutely utterly chilled to the bone with that awful feeling back there...

In my head I keep hearing one of the personalities say that I was put in an Ice Chest... But I don't know what that is and I don't have any memories...

It's so hard... I feel so embarrassed by feeling really aroused by these feelings for no reason too...

How would you feel about trying that writing technique you showed me?

Thinking of you

Cracked

Maybe I'll try that tomorrow here... Once I feel in a slightly better place after therapy... I feel a bit awful after that other thread.

OK honey, thinking of you so much

Cracked

salted lipstick wrote:I keep feeling super cold sometimes too... Like absolutely utterly chilled to the bone with that awful feeling back there...

In my head I keep hearing one of the personalities say that I was put in an Ice Chest... But I don't know what that is and I don't have any memories...

It's so hard... I feel so embarrassed by feeling really aroused by these feelings for no reason too...

I should read my posts back more often. I never know what they might say. ###$ I hate DID sometimes.

Hugs Lipstick

Cracked