I’ve used some of the more realistic games to help me get over my triggers concerning explosions. Getting mortared and rocketed in Iraq at least daily for a year works a number on your mental well being.
Things like games or movies don’t do it because I expect it. Sudden, unexpected loud noises in the real world will do it though. Once I was at my dad’s place and he started cooking, but he turned on the wrong burner on the stove - the burner he turned on actually has a glass serving bowl on it. After a while it started to hiss and I realized what was happening, and I tried to quickly reach the stove and turn it off, but the bowl suddenly shattered into a thousand little pieces. Basically exploded. That did it. I had an episode on the spot.
I’ve used some of the more realistic games to help me get over my triggers concerning explosions. Getting mortared and rocketed in Iraq at least daily for a year works a number on your mental well being.
Things like games or movies don’t do it because I expect it. Sudden, unexpected loud noises in the real world will do it though. Once I was at my dad’s place and he started cooking, but he turned on the wrong burner on the stove - the burner he turned on actually has a glass serving bowl on it. After a while it started to hiss and I realized what was happening, and I tried to quickly reach the stove and turn it off, but the bowl suddenly shattered into a thousand little pieces. Basically exploded. That did it. I had an episode on the spot.