Posted by daisym on July 2, 2005, at 0:07:20
In reply to Re: Weird flashback (triggery?) » spalding, posted by Jazzed on July 1, 2005, at 21:39:05
I'm struggling with how to write this because I don't want to discount your fear or question your response. I guess I just want to say that if you are deep in thought and someone startles you, it would cause the reaction you described. It may or may not be related to your dad. I think sometimes we need/want to explain the origins of all our reactions and this can lead to connecting things or questioning things that don't need to be. Does that make sense? I'm not saying that you didn't have a flash back, but I would feel sad if this incident made you search and list all the potentially inappropriate things your dad every did to you. I think when we are involved in the theraputic process of self-examination we are much more likely to make these kinds of lists.
But, I'm also the first one to say that you should listen to your gut. Just don't make yourself nuts by over-analyzing stuff. I hope I didn't offend you with any of this.
Daisy
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