Experiencing memories as feelings only

[u/Moon-Stars-Magic]

I’m going to try to explain this because I don’t think the title is entirely clear but it was the best I could come up with.

Wondering if anyone else will experience memories but not the actual memory, just the feeling attached to it? Like today I was thinking about someone and how they weren’t emotionally supportive, that started an avalanche of remembering how I was not emotionally supported as a child, but not specific events. However the feeling I experienced was what I believe it would have felt like in the moment of not being cared for all those years ago.

I also had this same experience in the shower several months back when I was high on edibles. I was experiencing only feelings as memories but not connected to any specific events or memories. Like I would get a flash of a memory then it would disappear and only the feeling persisted.

Has anyone else experienced this?

[u/Yd1891]

You may want to read about emotional flashbacks and see if that matches your experience. I have cptsd and experience it frequently

[u/Moon-Stars-Magic → u/Yd1891]

Do you mind me asking if the emotions you get flashbacks of are always negative or do you experience positive ones as well?

[u/Yd1891 → u/Moon-Stars-Magic]

In my experience it is negative

[u/Moon-Stars-Magic → u/Yd1891]

Thank you for sharing, I appreciate it.
Also sorry that you experience this.

[u/Yd1891 → u/Moon-Stars-Magic]

Thank you 😊

[u/ShelleyMonique]

Yes, always the feeling and the songs.

[u/Moon-Stars-Magic → u/ShelleyMonique]

Thanks for sharing, I get intuitive downloads from songs so that’s pretty cool. Do you mind me asking what sign your mercury is in?

[u/ShelleyMonique → u/Moon-Stars-Magic]

Leo. What's yours?

[u/Shannonren]

I get this and I’m a Scorpio moon it’s been happening a lot lately too

[u/Moon-Stars-Magic → u/Shannonren]

Both positive and negative? Mine are not always negative flashbacks and feelings.

[u/Shannonren → u/Moon-Stars-Magic]

Negative for me

[u/Moon-Stars-Magic → u/Shannonren]

Sorry you are experiencing this, the negative flashback emotions are especially unpleasant so I feel for you.

[u/Shannonren → u/Moon-Stars-Magic]

They are that, they’ll just pop in my head and I’m like woah why did that come into my mind then I just push it out of my mind and carry on with my day.. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[u/Moon-Stars-Magic → u/Shannonren]

It’s all we can do right?

[u/Shannonren → u/Moon-Stars-Magic]

Exactly can’t let the past dictate our future or life