If you experience ptsd flashbacks, does it ever leave you unable to speak or put together thoughts for a while?

I don’t think I’m talking about trauma induced selective mutism, and it’s not really dissociation I’m talking about, but dissociation often precedes this.
There’s a point after a flashback and after the complete dissociation where I’m unable to talk. But I can be completely aware and having feelings and even having a want [i]to[/i] talk or explain myself, but I’m completely unable. I truly can’t talk if I wanted to. It can last from like half an hour to a couple hours, and sometimes I fall asleep during it. There’s also a point between where I’m able to form thoughts but still unable to speak.
Does this happen to anyone else? I’d like to know if there’s a term for it

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Cassieeeee · 31-35, F

Yes and no, I don't think I've ever had it happen for hours on end. I can get moments during the day where I start thinking about something and go mute cause my brain is trying so hard to focus on what I'm trying to remember and it's usually chaos. I also go mute if people talk down to me, yell or try to give me ultimatums as that triggers me, and I'll either react by going mute or by yelling and loosing control. I feel like it's a coping mechanism to protect myself. When I was younger I would go mute simply because I had so many thoughts racing that I didn't know what to say or how to respond. Would always get in trouble for it too-.-

exchrist · 31-35

Yes not for long but it leaves my head spinning and my ability to articulate scrambled sometimes. Its mostly about how tired i am. Also its getting and has gotten better

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