Flashbacks

I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I don't want to talk about why I have PTSD, but I will say that I have it. I had a very severe flashback yesterday that lasted for several hours. It stunk. That's why I am posting this morning about it, posting last night would have been too much for me. So what is a flashback like? PTSD is in the news a lot because of combat veterans coming home with it. A flashback is not just a memory, it is reliving the event. I have had flashbacks so intense I could see the surroundings around me back to the traumatic experience. I had to run away. Luckily I was in a hospital at the time, and was immediately able to get the help I needed to get through the flashback. My flashback last night was less intense, but still very, very unpleasant. It lasted for about two hours. When it finally passed I was too scared to turn the lights off and go to bed, so I slept on my couch with all the lights on. This morning I am tired, but better. Thank goodness. I see my therapist this afternoon so I will be able to talk to her about it.