Flashes"Short-Visions" , Dreams of the past.

NOTE : I'm not sure if this would be in the right category, so please don't bark at me for it.

If a person was sexually abused when she/he was young ,
But she/he tried to convince their self mentally,
that it didn't happen and tried to forgot about it for a while and kind of did .

... Would it be possible for that person to have dreams or short - visions ,
like flashes .. but not completely zoned out experiences,
even after that person thought they've convinced their self for over a LONG TIME , that it didn't happen ?

And what would be the reason behind the flashes- type experiences all of a sudden ?

Could it be stopped ?

 

you should look up PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)

 

Well, definitely yes. Your subconscious can rehash any experience at any random time, but usually when something triggers it to. If you've pushed those thoughts really far back, and kept them there, then it is inevitable that they will pop up again. And assuming that this is in fact you in the situation, I am very sympathetic of your situation.

 

Could something help push it back there ?

 

Of course that would be possible. But those sorts of flashes would not be definitive evidence that abuse has taken place. It would also be possible that the flashes are fantasies. In either case, I don't believe it would be unhealthy or unusual to have such flashes. But whatever they are, it would be better to confront them and try to understand them than to suppress them. Self knowledge is always good and healthy.

 

You could definitely summon the mental will power to yes, but my personal suggestion is to face it. It's common knowledge that bottling up emotions is extremely self destructive. I hope that you decide to face your fears and move on, as it will be yet another step to leading a fulfilling life. Or at least not having that pent up inside.

 

True .
and Thanks in all .. and I'll try .

 

Good to hear. And once it's over, you'll feel great. I promise

 

Lol . I hope , but okay )

 

Bottling up emotions can be destructive but obsessing can be too. Here is a NLP trick that I got from a friend of mine who is a Naturopath Chiropractor.

Sit up straight in a chair with both feet on the floor. Hold your head level. Moving only your eyes, look up and to the right. Hold this eye position for 5 minutes. It breaks obsessive thought patterns.

 

You don't want to push these thoughts away...you want to come to peace with them. If you face them now you will have the ability to create new associations related to who you are now and who you want to be...this will help you to stop associating it with the visions, memories and suppressed emotions. The reason they are back now is that you are now in a place where it is safe and beneficial for you to deal with them.

 

I mean I don't constantly think about it .
I just have weird dreams at night & when I'm bored or not really focusing on nothing , I'll just get a weird flash.. But , Ill try that. It could stop the flashes , I think... (?)

It's easier to just avoid it and push it back though , like how it was a long time ago. But I see what you're saying.. I need to face it , but I don't feel like I should ..quite yet.