flashbacks
Reliving old trauma
Flashbacks are vivid, often involuntary memories of past events that intrude on the present moment.
The term originated in film, where a flashback is a scene depicting earlier events: The movie uses flashbacks to reveal the character's childhood.
In psychology, flashbacks are a symptom of trauma, particularly PTSD, where someone relives a distressing experience as if it were happening again.
The word also describes the recurrence of drug effects long after taking a hallucinogen.
What initiates action
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
hypervigilance · reliving · survivor · panic · anxiety · overwhelming · therapy · recovery
Memory retrieval act
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- rememberingRetaining past information
- memoriesStored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
retrieval · episodic · autobiographical · vivid · involuntary · sudden · unbidden · triggered
Invading others' privacy
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
chronic · relentless · unpredictable · reoccurrence · waves · repetitive · echoes · resurgent
Assembled sequence of images
- cutawayView with exterior removed
- nonlinearNot in sequence
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
- backstoryCharacter's past narrative
exposition · sequence · dissolve · transition · voiceover · sepia · intercut · screenplay
Recall past experiences fondly
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · homesick · halcyon · bygone · vintage · retro · sepia-toned · childhood
trigger
What initiates action
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- traumaLasting psychological wound
dissociation · hypervigilance · reliving · survivor · panic · anxiety · overwhelming · therapy · recovery · healing
recall
Memory retrieval act
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- rememberingRetaining past information
- memoriesStored past experiences
reminiscence · retrieval · episodic · autobiographical · vivid · involuntary · sudden · unbidden · triggered · mnemonic
intrusive
Invading others' privacy
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
cyclical · chronic · relentless · unpredictable · reoccurrence · waves · repetitive · echoes · resurgent · haunting
montage
Assembled sequence of images
- cutawayView with exterior removed
- nonlinearNot in sequence
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
backstory · exposition · sequence · dissolve · transition · voiceover · sepia · intercut · screenplay · storytelling
reminisce
Recall past experiences fondly
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
longing · yearning · homesick · halcyon · bygone · vintage · retro · sepia-toned · childhood · youth
- Flashback Tropesamnesia, memory loss, backstory, montage, recap
- Hallucinationsvisual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucination, auditory hallucination, seeing things
- How I Met Your MotherBarney Stinson, Robin, Tracy, legendary, suit up
- Psychiatric Symptomshallucinations, delusions, paranoia, psychosis, flat affect
- war traumashell shock, PTSD, combat fatigue, battle fatigue, combat stress
- trip effectshallucinations, visuals, euphoria, ego death, synesthesia
flashbackspremonitions
Intuitive feelings about future events
foreshadowing · precognition · prophecies · prophetic visions · forebodings
flashbacksmindfulness
Awareness of the present
here and now · grounding · groundedness · presence · living in the moment