question about nightmare..

Nika said:
Hear Again, do you mind if we continue our discussion in PM or email?
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Or do you think it's good for others to be able to read? (I just want to wait for your reply before I reply to your other posts.)
 
Nika said:
Or do you think it's good for others to be able to read? (I just want to wait for your reply before I reply to your other posts.)
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if others aren't bored reading our posts (and i hope other ad'ers will chime in and let me know), i don't mind talking about it. however, i'd rather not discuss specifics regarding the details of my traumatic experiences.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
I do. I also don't like it when people come up behind me. I have been known to hurt people (unintentionally) because they startled me and I reacted from fear. I'm sighted, btw. I prefer to see people coming towards me. I also sometimes wish I had eyes in the back of my head, but ofc, I do not.

*sigh* That's just one of my triggers. I flip out if someone comes up behind me and tries to touch me. :(
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i startle easily as well when that happens to me. i also don't like it when people stand too close to me.
 
How about a dream where you are actually petting an American bald eagle that hangs out near your house?
 
Hear Again said:
if others aren't bored reading our posts (and i hope other ad'ers will chime in and let me know), i don't mind talking about it. however, i'd rather not discuss specifics regarding the details of my traumatic experiences.
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Of course I wouldn't want to talk about specifics of trauma. But I just want to know from other folks if they think we're monopolizing this thread. If we are we can move to PM! Thanks folks. <smile>
 
Oceanbreeze said:
I do. I also don't like it when people come up behind me. I have been known to hurt people (unintentionally) because they startled me and I reacted from fear. I'm sighted, btw. I prefer to see people coming towards me. I also sometimes wish I had eyes in the back of my head, but ofc, I do not.

*sigh* That's just one of my triggers. I flip out if someone comes up behind me and tries to touch me. :(
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Same here. I have been known to punch people or shout at them. <whoops> And of course afterwards I feel awful because I am a passivist by nature! I am against violence so that is definitely not present day Nika acting!
 
Nika said:
Same here. I have been known to punch people or shout at them. <whoops> And of course afterwards I feel awful because I am a passivist by nature! I am against violence so that is definitely not present day Nika acting!
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i've never punched anyone, but i do yell. i experience intense anger (mainly when i'm at the end of a manic episode). when i'm in a "mood," you don't want to cross my path -- especially if you decide to touch me without permission.

the only exception to this is if i'm experiencing a flashback. in that case, if someone touches me, i get violent.
 
Hear Again said:
i've never punched anyone, but i do yell. i experience intense anger (mainly when i'm at the end of a manic episode). when i'm in a "mood," you don't want to cross my path -- especially if you decide to touch me without permission.

the only exception to this is if i'm experiencing a flashback. in that case, if someone touches me, i get violent.
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I once reacted by elbowing someone in the ribs. They came up from behind me and I didn't expect it. I reacted before I knew who it was, and ended up hurting someone. I've also shouted at people. I'm alot better now, but for awhile, things were very rough. I feel badly for the way I reacted, but sometimes, you just can't help it. :(
 
Oceanbreeze said:
I once reacted by elbowing someone in the ribs. They came up from behind me and I didn't expect it. I reacted before I knew who it was, and ended up hurting someone. I've also shouted at people. I'm alot better now, but for awhile, things were very rough. I feel badly for the way I reacted, but sometimes, you just can't help it. :(
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that's exactly what my therapist said when he asked me how i reacted during a flashback. sometimes you're stuck in the moment and have no choice but to react.
 
Hear Again said:
that's exactly what my therapist said when he asked me how i reacted during a flashback. sometimes you're stuck in the moment and have no choice but to react.
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I wasn't in the midst of a flash when this happened. I just was highly anxious and reacted the way I did. Flashbacks are another issue altogether. I have no recollection of how I reacted during alot of my flashbacks.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
I have no recollection of how I reacted during alot of my flashbacks.
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Nor do I but people tell me afterwards. I've had some experiences like that at work, panicking just because I was so anxious, even though I wasn't in flashback.

Makes it really hard to hold a job.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
I have no recollection of how I reacted during alot of my flashbacks.
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neither do i. as i mentioned before, i lose touch with reality due to auditory hallucinations and it isn't until someone tells me what i've done that i'm aware of what happened.
 
i have problems with anxiety and panic whenever i'm manic or come out of a flashback. i feel so anxious like i could literally jump out of my skin.
 
Hear Again said:
i have problems with anxiety and panic whenever i'm manic or come out of a flashback. i feel so anxious like i could literally jump out of my skin.
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Aw Hear Again! Let me know if those holds I told you about help. <concerned>
 
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NOT funny, aghori. <very mad> nika, a sighted-hearing neighbor of mine who recently moved into my apartment complex is here. she's interested in learning more about how i use a computer. i logged onto ad, checked out several threads including this one and she was shocked by the picture aghori posted. it's a picture of freddy kreuger from the movie, "nightmare on elm street." i can take a joke, but didn't find that funny at all.
 
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