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What in the heck is happening to me?

8 years ago, I was put in full chains (handcuffs, leg irons, waist chain) as a prisoner for transport in the back of a police car. Even though I was cleared of the charge and set free, I've had flashbacks of being locked up every time I hear a door slam - in real life, in a movie, or in a video game, but they pass quickly. I can go into elevators and be OK. I have a family member who suggested I get hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and while I was open to it, I looked into a chamber (went to a hyperbaric place in real life) and almost immediately had a flashback of being in chains in the back of the cop car. Why does this happen to me?

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  • 4 years ago

    Flashbacks are from PTSD

  • 4 years ago

    Short-term talk therapy with a good counselor is your best next step.

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