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What Was Your Nightmare

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So last night is the first night I can remember that I didn't have a nightmare I'm not sure whether this is because I didn't have one or I just can't recall it. I say this because I didn't have a dry night :( and I thought that was linked to my scared nightmares
 
Thank you, Leah! Lots of hugs to you as well! Managed to make it through last night without one..but I got very little sleep and was extremely anxious the entire time. It's like sometimes I am afraid to fall asleep because I never know what the dream world is going to bring..I'd much rather deal with the insomnia, yanno?!

I say this because I didn't have a dry night :( and I thought that was linked to my scared nightmares

I have this issue a lot too..with or without the nightmares. I think it's an adrenaline thing...
 
I didn't dream for a long time, but I woke up through a nightmare this morning - or rather my best friend woke me up because I was crying next to her, but I was still caught in my nightmare.

I was at a university (never was in real life) and the docent asked me why I haven't read the book. He would hear all kinds of stories about what I do in my vacations and free time, so he thought I could at least read one book. I told him that I read plenty of books. It was in front of the whole course, more than 100 people starring. I was ill on one of the first days of his course and the other students only told me "Nothing new", no one mentioned the book and that we should read it. And I needed a good grade to get into a certain programme I aimed for. I felt their looks while I tried to explain to him that I didn't know about the book and that no one told me and that I would buy and read it as quick as possible. He accepted the apology. I went back to look for a seat but no one wanted me next to them. They blocked the seats or told me to go away. I fought the tears really hard. The docent had to ask some more people and after I found a seat a girl offerede me her notes...people I knew, didn't even look at me and I don't know why. They avoided to look at me and I...I just started to cry. Deep, bitter sobs...in the middle of a crowd, which's majority obviously hated me. I cried and cried...and then my best friend woke me up and I cried even more.

It was like back in school when no one wanted a seat next to me. I was used to have one or even more free seats next to me...and people not telling me anything...so teachers could blame me for not asking. I asked but no one answered...I'll have to try to make some breakfast now, will have to travel about 350 km later on and need to collect my remaining strength.
 
A recurring nightmare I have is of being chased and then trapped, but the more disturbing "Anxiety Nightmares" were of murder, still births, suffering, addiction, abortion, plague, violence, blood, death etc.

I take a medication called Minipress (Prazosin) for PTSD nightmares with excellent results. It is normally a blood pressure medication and has no untoward side effects that I've noticed.

When I can get to sleep, I usually sleep pretty good with no dreams to speak of.
 
Mine seem related to being upset/ afraid/ out of sorts, not wanting to think of what is going on or did (processing). Stress I guess?

Hugs for all & future nightmare-free, peaceful nights. :hug: :sleep:
 
@Leah Morgan: Thank you sooo much....:cry: ...your words make me so happy that I almost start crying again. It means a lot to me and I cannot put my thank into proper words. :cry::cry::notworthy::notworthy: ...so, I'm sending you virtual hugs for good and pleasant dreams. :hug::hug:
 
My most frequent nightmare is horrible. I died and laying in a coffin and I am looking up at myself. After the nightmare I usually have a night terror and I feel like I am suffocating. I wake up throwing everything off of me and am scared of the dark. I have to turn on a light immediately and if I haven't slept for awhile I try to go back to sleep. I am always scared to go to asleep by myself. But I have failed at keeping anyone in my life so I will always be scared to sleep.
 
I had a terrible nightmare last night. I dreamed I was in a building that had several rooms from different places. All of the rooms were occupied and I was looking for a particular room. No one could help me find the room. Some how my house was connected to the building. My daughter was there. Everything she did irritated me. I started beating her for no reason. Just over and over hitting and kicking her. How could I do that to her in a dream? I love my daughter. I don't even spank her. I feel like a terrible person.
 
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