Dear Anita,

My intrusive thoughts make me feel as if that situation has actually happened, and it is my reality. I get flashbacks of what I felt during that time, some examples are – “nothing ever gets better” “there is no point of looking for my wellbeing” “I’m tired now” and “this is so unfair”. I think my emotional state at that moment has left such imprints that they still affect me, making me ruminate over them even though my reality is different.

There is no specific time of the day when such thoughts and emotions surface.