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Eden1919Senior Contributor
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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QueenieSenior Contributor
Hospital experiences can vary so much can't they @Eden1919? For some people, an admission can be a positive and life-changing thing, for others, it can trigger off a whole gamut of negative experiences and trauma. As @utopia has rightly said, you have to search for the evidence of likelihood you will return to the hospital. I know these flashbacks can be frightening (I've had some frightening memories of my treatment in various hospitals too, so can relate), but try to remember you are not in the hospital right now and therefore any negative treatment you received is likely to remain in the past.
Incidentally, do you see a psychologist or counsellor at all? Sometimes talking these anxieties and flashbacks out with a trained professional can help them to subside.
Be gentle with yourself.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
@Eden1919
Hope your doing ok. Go Gently with you, especially when there has been trauma.
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Eden1919Senior Contributor
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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