Fantasizing About Time Travel to Fix the Past

does anyone else fantasize about going back in time and doing something differently? like “if i had just done this, then this wouldn’t have happened.” i have this fantasy all the time and wondered if it’s a common ptsd thing.

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Aku

2y ago

Ah, well mainly just extensive bullying before I was even old enough to understand that they were just stupid kids. Along with no friends except for this one toxic friend I had back then. Those things messed me up a lot since I'm unreasonably sensitive to criticism.

MissMatched

2y ago

All the effin time. I read and then did audible on 2 books that changed most of my mind on why I do that. Not directly but indirectly. 1. The body keeps the score and 2. What happened to you?

Aku

2y ago

Yeah, same. I know that if I had walked away sooner or was strong enough not to care, then I wouldn't have developed an eating disorder due to a bunch of assholes in school.

CaGoddess

2y ago

I try not to do this, but I do. When I'm going through really bad episodes I have even had horrible thoughts such as, if I was still being traumatized I would feel as bad because I would be too focused on survival mode than anything else 😭

Violet_Beauregarde

2y ago

I used to a lot before completing EMDR therapy. It may be how you cope with flashbacks. Basically trying to change the narrative.

zen_iguana

2y ago

yeah, it also makes me feel guilty for the same reason too :/

Mysteria

2y ago

All of the time. It’s taken years of therapy to start getting better

Nettie98

2y ago

Definitely happens a lot.

JayUwU

2y ago

Pretty much every day

apxxle

2y ago

yes, a lot actually. i believe it is maybe a ptsd thing but it can always be caused by something else 🤷‍♀️

savannah_rose

2y ago

all the time

Vixly

2y ago

I do that daily. Sometimes it’s big things in my life like break ups or small things like meaningless conversations. I have C-PTSD but I don’t know if it’s caused by that or something else.

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