Aughhh! Had A Horrible Nightmare

[BloomInWinter]

You know...I wonder if my brain gives me that dream so I can KNOW with CERTAINTY by comparison that I absolutely did NOT enjoy that?!

Silver linings maybe aren't all bright and shiny....#%^!! IT!

 

[Heather]

Very interesting thought Bloom. IDK maybe? When I told my therapist about this, I said to him I had this reoccuring dream as a kid about king kong and a flood. THOSE are the kinds of dreams you are supposed to have! NOT this SH*T!!!!!! He agreed.

 

[BloomInWinter]

Very interesting thought Bloom. IDK maybe? When I told my therapist about this, I said to him I had this reoccuring dream as a kid about king kong and a flood. THOSE are the kinds of dreams you are supposed to have! NOT this SH*T!!!!!! He agreed.

AGREE!!! I'll take King Kong, floods, Godzilla, and every slasher flick ever made rather than THIS DRECK!

*mad at my brain's dumb idea of COMFORT! SHEESH!*

 

[millsie3]

I used to cut with a box cutter, but my therapst offered me other options like going through the motion of cutting but using a red marker instead (didn't work for me, but might for you) or holding ice cubes in your hands. This did it for me. It hurts WAY MORE that cutting, and has the same emotional effects for me. Maybe it could help you? Interesting that I never put the two together before, cutting and picking. I thought my picking was just a nervous habit like biting your nails. I'll have to give this more thought. Thanks for the insite. Be strong Heather.

 

[yellowfields22]

If it makes you feel any better, they say that dreams like this can be the brains way of turning your quest to accept the bad thing or bad person into a metaphor. Like in reality you are sort of in a relationship with your problem or trauma, and trying to reconcile with it, so your brain turns this into a messed up metaphor of enjoyable sex. It's a mixture of real events, your fears, and a synonym for your trying to deal with and understand the problem.

I just call it "a**hole brain" :)