When we think of flashbacks, many people picture vivid images or memories of past trauma playing in the mind. This is often true for those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, for individuals living with Complex PTSD (CPTSD), flashbacks can manifest in very different ways. They are often not visual at all. Instead, they arrive as sudden, overwhelming feelings that seem to come out of nowhere. Psychotherapist and author Pete Walker (2013) calls these emotional