ext_370466 ([identity profile] sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2011-02-03 05:59 am (UTC)

I can't speak for your friend but...

Certain sounds and smells trigger intense reactions, I find the sound of jets and helicopters oddly soothing yet the sound of a car-door slamming will wake me from the deepest sleep catapult nightmare style (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatapultNightmare).

Personnaly I've never understood those who freak out as my "flash-backs" have always been more subtle in nature (http://firstashore.livejournal.com/693577.html#comments). Perhapse it is my own damage shining through but to me the anxiety attacks were just like any other emotion. (indulge or don't)

Then again the primary reason that my girlfriend of 3 years is now my "ex" is that I was "emotionally distant" and getting accused of being a complete monster as a result.


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