Not knowing why a flashback happens makes dealing with them confusing for survivors. Emotionally loaded, flashbacks bring back feelings from the original attack. Thoughts, actions and emotions that a survivor kept repressed during their attack may be to blame for some of these vivid memories. The very fact that flashbacks seem to be uncontrollable and unpredictable, makes stopping flashback memories seemingly just another pain to bear. When we begin to understand why we have flashbacks and are not paralyzed by them, we can move further along the path to healing.
Flashbacks are a natural process of healing and they are safe.
Your mind is now telling you that it is no longer necessary to block such memories. It might be about making up our minds. The commitment we want to make is the decision to trust. Keeping the uncertainty of trust as a reason that stalls a way to heal. If trust is implemented, there are no assurances that someone or even ones self with whom you gave your trust to, will return with something positive.