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Originally Posted by Wireman24

There are many ways a person can relive a past life.
1. With a session from a hypnotist
2. Self Hypnosis
3. Through your dreams
4. Spontaneously when triggered by a memory such as when you bumped into the wall
I am a consulting hypnotherapist and many of my clients have come to me wanting a past life regression, after having a similar experience to yours. They have that spontaneous recall and then they want to explore it in a deeper way.

Hello there Wireman.
I have several fairly extensive collections of "other life" memories. It's very moving to think about what comes through and why, and what the texture and colour, the warp and woof of the particular memories are. Because they are coloured variously by who we were at the time, and what we had carried or become as of that point.

I do have some trauma around a few things. One event in particular has given me some trouble. Flashbacks and intense sensations of dying whilst in my sleep, eyes closed (through suffocation &/or strangulation). I really fought dying and it was gut-wrenching as my soul was ripped out sort of sideways and upside down. Then of course it was done and I was upright looking on. It was the intense feeling of dread and horror realising my sweet boy, my beloved son had killed me.

TBH I have not been the same since. I am working through my stuff but this is by far the most intense and lingering thing. It was triggered initially by a bad experience on the water 2 yrs back and then repeatedly is triggered by different stuff. Prior to my recent holiday, it would come on just sitting at my desk, f's sake. More recently, it's overwhelm that brings it on. But I need to work through the overwhelm so I can stay open and feel things normally once more. I was shattered for a few yrs so now I have to adjust to feeling deeply once more, and I really want to get back to that.

My question is this...is working through what you recall going to help with the PTSD and the overwhelm of opening the heart again (as it should be)?
What if -- and this is almost guaranteed -- the memories around those traumatic other life events are mostly all bad, really horrid. For me, it's a tough call. I don't know if I can handle too many more memories like that one I mentioned. I fear I'll shut down or worse, shatter again. How is it that something good comes out of further recall of traumatic memories? Is this a likely occurrence, that you find nuggets amidst the trauma?

I am asking sincerely, because I need to understand. I need to see if this is the best approach. I am leaning toward maybe talking to some Tibetan monks who are well-versed in this area and at least could understand and probably could offer some deeper or broader insight into the whole situation. Thank you for your thoughts.

Peace & blessings
7L