Posted by toojane on December 15, 2006, at 16:44:42
In reply to Re: Thoughts on Suicide - Questions » toojane, posted by Declan on December 15, 2006, at 16:02:46
> But still, feelings are only feelings.I've heard this before but never understood it. A feeling is just feeling so what exactly does that mean? That it is finite or passes or what? Suffering is only suffering, so? I'm genuinely confused by the sentiment.
It is like people who say a flashback is only a memory. Anyone who has been tormented by flashbacks knows how absurd that statement is. It isn't just a memory. You are supposed to realize that it isn't really happening but actually it is. If you are in flashback, the whole event is happening exactly the same way it did the first time, except it's never finished. It repeats over and over again. There is no present or past or memory in the throes of PTSD. When it feels, sounds, smells, tastes and looks completely the same how is it possible to say it isn't "really" happening.
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