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"   Question I did a parachute jump in tandem with my instructor. I was extremely scared.  For two days after, I had flashbacks and couldn&amp;#039;t sleep.  Following that, I&amp;#039;ve started becoming obsessed with my instructor. I can&amp;#039;t think of anything else. I can&amp;#039;t sleep, I can&amp;#039;t focus on my job and I can&amp;#039;t eat. I have lost seven pounds in seven days.  I continually watch the video of this man and me.  I can&amp;#039;t cope any longer with this ever-increasing obsession.    Answer It would seem that you are suffering from a kind of post-traumatic stress disorder. The sleep disturbance and the flashbacks are typical. The obsession bit is more unusual, and you don&amp;#039;t say what kind of obsession this is.  Are your thoughts sexual? Are they of love? Are they of hatred? Are they of fear, which is soothed by the activity of watching the video?  I&amp;#039;m going to presume that this latter feature is present. That would explain why it&amp;#039;s become an obsession \u2013 it&amp;#039;s a way of soothing an uncomfortable feeling.  I think you need psychological help to settle this, in the form of psychotherapy. Ask your GP for a recommendation to see a good counsellor or a psychologist. You&amp;#039;re stuck in a loop with this, and you&amp;#039;ll need outside help to get over it. Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team Last updated 04.01.2012 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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