ABSTRACT
The body can lead the closed-down mind to a chance at life. A question that haunts most survivors in recovery is how to tell the difference between a body memory and a real medical illness. In general, body memories come and go and medical illnesses are steady. However, some medical illnesses assert and withdraw and are not constant. Toothaches can be inconstant, earaches, stomachaches, even headaches. Bodily pain can indicate recent abuse. If the doctors are not finding an illness, one might need to look for hidden parts who hold the awareness of current harassment and abuse. Flashbacks also torment people. Those who suffer from PTSD symptoms can befriend their haunting flashbacks, which follow them like a hired detective, and make a pact with them. They can be reconsidered and thought of as a road to knowledge. They are like panic attacks and body memories, not arbitrary, not from nowhere.
