The SelfWork Podcast
The SelfWork Podcast
Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
483 SelfWork: Flashbacks and Nightmares: Healing Fear and Finding Peace
23 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Flashbacks and nightmares are primary symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) as well as CPTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) – and they’re extremely frightening to have.
Nightmares and flashbacks occur in different states of consciousness. Flashbacks happen when you’re awake and conscious; nightmares happen during sleep. Nightmares can involve a range of distressing themes, from feelings of helplessness to fears of abandonment. You don’t have to have experienced trauma to have a nightmare, whereas flashbacks are reliving the trauma itself.
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