Spiritual Minded Military Alabama Army National Guard: Why Do Flashbacks Come Out of Nowhere? The Trigger Shutdown Protocol

THE AMBUSH YOU NEVER SEE COMING

You're shopping for food. Look at the cereal aisle. Fluorescent lights are buzzing. A child laughs along the aisle. You are fine. You are normal. You are here.

If you are not here, then you are not here.

Any can that falls is an IED. It smells like barbecue; it is a burning vehicle. Incoming fire is indicated by the crackle of the intercom. You're hyper-ventilating. Hand sweat is visible. Palms are perspiring. You are able to see fine detail but not the whole picture. You are back. You are there. You're no longer in the cereal aisle.

You aren't sure what caused it. No warning was given. No buildup. Just a minute ago everything was ok. In the next second, you would be engaged in a war that ended years ago.

This flashback is NOT your fault. The flashback is not an indication that you are crazy. The flashback is a "trigger" that the enemy placed in daily life.

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me." — Psalm 23:4

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THE FORGOTTEN SENSES

Flashbacks are from looking at what you see, you think. A person. A place. A uniform. A vehicle.

The strongest triggers are the ones that you don't remember using.

Fetor of diesel exhaust. The flavor of MRE coffee. The texture of sandpaper to your skin. In the background, the helicopter blades can be heard. The humidity that smells just like the day everything changed.

Your nose remembers. Your tongue remembers. Your skin remembers. Your ears remember. Your brain is the slowest to catch up.

You're not monitoring your lost senses, and that's why the flashback seems to come out of nowhere. You are in front of the supermarket. The memory isn't smelly.

The forgotten senses are the first part of the trigger shutdown protocol. Name the smell. Name the sound. Name the trigger. Once you name the trigger, it will be debatable if it will have any power.

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THE ALABAMA HUMIDITY

Alabama is wet. The air is thick. The humidity will remain steady. The temperature is extreme.

There's some airiness in the humidity. It has a jungle scent. The smell is like that of the swamp. It has a scent that reminds one of the locations of negative events.

Humid Alabama is the trigger weapon for the enemy. Air is always available. There is no escape from the humidity. The fragrance can't be masked.

Humidity is not a foe. The motivating factor is the smell. The trigger is the deployment of the enemy.

The Trigger Shutdown Protocol doesn't require you to get rid of the humidity. The Trigger Shutdown Protocol involves separating the humidity from the memory.

The humidity is just water in the air. The enemy's overlay is the memory. Remove the overlay from the surface. Look at the humidity; it's what it is. Not a threat. Just weather.

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THE FLASHBACK EPIDEMIC

Fort Novosel. Redstone Arsenal. The Maxwell Air Force Base. Alabama has more military installations compared to most states. Alabama's population of veterans is higher than most states. Alabama has more flashbacks than any other state.

You're not alone. For years, the enemy has been in the process of stirring up the Alabama troops.

Flashbacks are not a sign of weakness. It's not as though you are broken. The flashback is your brain doing what brains do. Your brain is doing its best to keep you safe. Your brain is hypercorrecting.

This is the countercorrection: the trigger shutdown protocol.

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THE FOUR-QUESTION COUNTER

During a flashback, the brain shuts down. The thinking part goes off-line. The survival portion takes over.

Flashbacks can't be thought away. You can ask questions to find your way out.

The Four Questions stimulate brain activity to get back in the thinking frame of mind.

1. "What am I smelling at this moment?

Not what does it remind him of. What is the actual aroma? Diesel? Grass? Coffee? Cooking? Describe the specific odor.

2. What am I hearing now?

Not what does it sound like. What sound is it really? A fan? A car? A voice? A register beeping? Give the name of the sound. Describe the sound, name the sound.

3. "What am I touching now?

Notice how your feet are on the ground. Hold the shirt against your chest. Feel the air on your skin. Describe the object that you are touching.

4. What year is it now?

Say the year verbally. I am in year [current year]. I am in place [current location]. I am safe. This flashback is not happening now.

The four questions are quick and easy (less than 30 seconds). The flashback takes a grip.

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THE TRIGGER MAP

Triggers can't be avoided unless you know what they are. A map of the enemy's territory is required.

The Trigger Map is your intelligence report.

Record anytime you feel a flashback during a 1-week period. Not all the flashbacks. Just the beginning. The feeling. The smell. The sound. The place.

• Day One is the smell of coffee, a gas station, and the time of 10 AM.
• Day Two: Helicopter sound. Backyard. 3 PM.
• Day Three: "Humidity. Parking lot. 6 PM.

You have a map after 1 week. The map indicates to you the location of the enemy. The coffee smell. The helicopter sound. The humidity.

Now it's time to make preparations. You're not taken aback. You are aware of the trigger approaching. You are prepared with your Four Question Counter.

The enemy has a disadvantage when you have the map.

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THE LIE OF RANDOMNESS

The enemy wants you to believe that flashbacks are random. He wants you to believe that they come out of nowhere. He wants you to feel helpless.

The enemy is lying. Flashbacks are not random. Flashbacks are triggered. You just have not found the trigger yet.

The Trigger Map finds the trigger. The Four Questions The counter stops the flashback. The protocol replaces randomness with response.

You are not at the mercy of your brain. You are not a victim of your memories. You are a soldier with a new protocol.

"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." — 2 Corinthians 10:5

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THE IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN

Sometimes you do not have time for the Four Question Counter. Sometimes the flashback is too fast. You need an immediate shutdown.

The immediate shutdown is one action: change your temperature.

Hot flashback? Splash cold water on your face. Hold an ice cube in your hand. Step outside into the cold air.

Cold flashback? Drink hot Mushroom Coffee. Put your hands on a warm engine. Take a hot shower.

Your body cannot stay in the flashback when the temperature changes. The shock of the temperature change resets the nervous system. The flashback breaks.

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THE FINISH LINE

The flashback ends. It always ends. You have never been stuck in a flashback forever. The flashback ends. You come back. You are here. You are in Alabama. You are safe.

The flashback loses power every time you return.

Every flashback you survive is a victory. The enemy wanted you to stay there. You came back. You won.

The Trigger Shutdown Protocol is not about never having flashbacks. The trigger shutdown protocol is about having them come back faster.

One second less. One minute less. One hour less. The time shrinks. The power fades. The enemy loses ground.

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind." — Romans 12:2

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Conclusion

Alabama Army National Guard, the flashbacks do not come out of nowhere. They come from triggers the enemy hid in everyday life. The smell. The sound. The humidity. The memory.

The Trigger Shutdown Protocol is your counter-ambush.

The flashback does not own you. The trigger does not control you. The enemy does not win.

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This is the Spiritual Minded Military Trigger Shutdown Protocol for the Alabama Army National Guard. The flashback is not random. The protocol is the response. Fall in.

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