Hi @dapperPond2037
I'm soon to be 50 and I everyday have flashbacks/memories haunting me of my childhood trauma. I also constantly have my parents voices in my head telling me I'm not good enough, I will never do well in life and I will end up living in the gutters/on the streets.
It's very hard living with these memories and I'm so sorry your going through this too, I'm sending you big hugs of comfort.
Having these can make us feel like our lives will never be settled to live in peace.
I share with you a couple tools I created and hope they help.
1) I turn them into a unwanted story EXAMPLE
" Oh here we go a again the failure story, I've heard you million times before and as I've done million times before I tell you to F...k off/ Get lost because your story is lies"
When I do this I try to do it in a funny voice like donald duck because it gives me a laugh 🤣 that little laugh is the medicine I need to distract me and then turn my attention to something else.
2) Another thing I do is write all thats in my mind on to paper with as much detail as possible. ( This can be hard and bit painful)
Once I've written it down then do an affirmation on releasing it all, letting it go and then burn it. Its gone from mind, to paper and gone completely.
The affirmation gives strength.
@dapperPond, I dont know if these ever go away, I too wish they would as I find them crippling to my life. These two tools do help, not with big changes but with calming and letting go.
I pray they help you too.
Sending you prayers and strength wrapped in big hug.
Feel free to pm for chat or leave message. ❤