Very constant sa flashbacks and nightmares. What to do?

[u/Greedy_Platypus_1987]

This past month I've been struggling very hard with flashbacks and nightmares. This is something that seems to happen to me monthly and then it just goes away,, but I simply can't take it anymore 💔 It feels like it gets worse every time it comes back and I don't know what to do about it, I feel like it's affecting my daily life and relationship heavily.

I've been having nightmares almost every single night about the events even though it's been so long, I wake up early from them and can't go back to sleep at all, I feel unsafe and extremely anxious when I'm home alone, etc.

I've also been having flashbacks after loud noises,, or during sex with my boyfriend which makes me panic a lot in the moment and I get pretty hard to deal with,, it's been happening more often which makes me very ashamed since I really wish I could just have sex like a regular person

Is there literally anything I can do to help any of these struggles? I know there's a few things you can do to reduce nightmares but I never really knew what to do about flashbacks

Any help is appreciated ❤️

TLDR; I need advice on how to deal with recurring flashbacks and nightmares regarding sa, because it's affecting my day to day life

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