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What are flashbacks? Flashbacks are vivid and frightening memories that come into your awareness suddenly and catch you by surprise (unlike when you deliberately choose to think about). They are often visual (you see them), but can also come in different forms, like being able to smell, hear, taste, or feel (an emotion or a body sensation) an aspect of a memory. There may be an obvious trigger (something very similar has reminded you), or it can feel like it comes from out of nowhere...
This link will take you to the NHS Choices website and their pages on the assessment and treatment of Post Traumatic Stress.
This is a short article in the British Medical Journal 2012. It was written by a former patient who was training to be a Doctor at the time when she became ill.