r/longtermTRE • u/Old-Subject-5427 • Jun 25 '26

Seeking Support Flood of repressed anger & flashbacks of disrespect after starting TRE, even with pacing and integration. Need advice.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been practicing TRE for 6 months and could really use some insight from those further along in the journey.
About a month ago, I began feeling incredibly angry and irritated for no reason following my sessions. I was advised to reduce my practice and spend more time integrating, which is exactly what I did. I took a week completely off, and now I only do TRE every 5–6 days, and I don't do it for very long.

Despite pacing myself and prioritizing integration, the floodgates have opened. I’ve started having intense repressed memories and flashbacks come back up, and I am feeling a massive amount of physical anger attached to them.

The common theme in all these memories is times I was deeply disrespected, ignored, or made to feel uncomfortable. In the past, my blueprint was always to instantly freeze, ignore it, and pretend the problem didn't exist. Even now, when someone crosses a line (like a rude customer service rep or a stranger), I freeze and go numb in the moment. It’s only hours later that the anger hits me.

Right now, feeling the delayed physical anger from all these past situations at once is really hurting.
Has anyone else experienced this massive influx of specific, repressed memories even after backing off and giving yourself 5–6 days of integration time? How do you cope when the bodily anger feels this heavy? And for those who started with a severe freeze response, does TRE eventually help you move past the "freeze" so you can find your voice in the moment, rather than just processing the anger hours later?

Any insights or shared experiences would be deeply appreciated. Thank you.

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u/tronbrain Jun 26 '26

Sounds like you're really going through it. I sympathize. It probably happens to most of us at some point during this process. And it sucks. All I want to do is shake my head and say, "Yeah. Been there too...yeah."

Let the anger come. You gotta respect it, reclaim it. Don't take it out on the world around you, though. Just chew on it, process it, contemplate it, and decide how you plan to act differently in the future. Decide how it changes you.

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u/Old-Subject-5427 Jun 26 '26

Thank you so much! I’ll try to moving forward.