Is it normal to randomly feel a sudden disturbance with your body and sexuality

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Every once in a while a sudden feeling of extreme disturbance overcomes me. It's only when I'm getting dressed and by myself. I suddenly feel a bit nauseous and as though I can't escape. I feel as if I'm crawling in my own skin. I'm content with my body; it's not that it disgusts me and I am unhappy with the way I look. It's more like I suddenly feel as if I am being watched and have been invaded; in a way it feels like a regression to a past emotion or experience. I also suddenly feel very emotional. Recently I have addressed feelings in myself that perhaps I was assaulted sometime in the past. I am a 22 year old female and have just begun in the past year to think further on these feelings. I'm not sure about it though; I also may just be holding onto emotions I experienced from my childhood; in 4th or 5th grade my friend was sexually assaulted and I was the one who told an adult. Is the feeling described normal or could it be something deeper?

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago

    It sounds like depersonalisation/flashbacks.

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    • chytchatchic
      10 years ago

      I looked up depersonalization but to me that seem different than what I'm experiencing. How do you see it as depersonalization?

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      • Avant-Garde
        10 years ago

        You brought up the possibility of trauma in your childhood. PTSD can often manifest itself with depersonalization and/or flashbacks, which can result from memories that were regressed. I know I certainly experienced that, but it took quite awhile till I was able to attach actual names to the feelings.

        Do you think that your friend's emotions inadvertently transferred themselves onto you? That could be it, but if that is, I don't know if it even name.

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    • RoseIsabella
      10 years ago

      Ya beat me to it, girl. Damn, you're good!

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      • Avant-Garde
        10 years ago

        Thanks. Looks like the research paid off.

        *Strikes a pose on top of cliff*

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  • chytchatchic
    10 years ago

    Thanks everyone. It happened again today and I just don't know why. It never happened this often as it has in the past week.

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  • Cletus4
    10 years ago

    I think that the fact you were so young and your friend was assaulted affected you a lot. You were just a child and has devastated you that you think it may happen to you. I don't know if you saw it happen but I know your friend told you about it. It changed her and she probably feels ashamed or embarrassed about it. I would recommend speaking to a therapist if you are still having severe emotional trauma after all these years. When you start to date those memories will surface. There is nothing wrong with talking to a psychologist, they will help you to understand and to get it out. You may be having panic attacks and this has really affected you. What happened to your friend. I had 2 years of therapy but for other matters and she has helped me to understand why and to talk about my problems and how to deal with it.

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  • Tommythecat.
    10 years ago

    It could be, but it could also be false memories stemming from something else totally different. Shit you could be picking up someone else's feelings or memory.

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