Are You Tired Of The Nightmares Too?

[LizardViolet]

Supporter here, my bf has nightmares too, he can't sleep the night through.

Muse, it sounds like you're sort of trying lucid dreaming, but maybe not with much success. Anyone try lucid dreaming? Anyone have success with it? (I suppose I should start a thread about it.)

 

[timetorecover]

Oh to have regular good night sleeps. Although they are slowly improving. I wish for them to be consistent but one step at a time! But the fact is that when we are recovering and dealing with the crap that we need to process to get rid of this we need top have these nightmares. I have only just realised how we need to really feel these feelings that they provoke. And also those that we are trying to avoid.

I have seen the benefit of sharing exposures (selectively) and then felt the anxiety and nightmares and SUDS rise. I have learnt with mindfulness to contain them. Its painful but powerful and I recomend practising Mindfulness CBT to anyone that is serious about recovering.

 

[Lionheart]

I take a medication called Minipress (Prazosin) for PTSD nightmares that works really well for me. I haven't had a single nightmare since I began taking it and my nightmares were deeply disturbing. Might be worth it to ask your doc about this medicine.

 

[Beverly G.]

I used to have nightmares but since seeing a therapist they have gotten much better. Now instead of dreaming, or remembering as I have recently discovered, I dream about the day it all began. I see myself about to marry the man that eventually raped my nine year old daughter and I am facing the choice to stop the wedding or let my life play out as it actually took place. For some reason I can never bring myself to make the starry eyed young woman I used to be walk away.

 

[712xx]

I developed a twisted liking for nightmares, because I really love that feeling of relief when I wake up and realize it was all a dream, and see I'm safe in my own house. It helps that I love where I live. I hug my covers and am relieved to not be in those situations anymore. It can make my day a little tougher -- but, I carry that feeling of relief with me and focus on it so much it can usually dominate the bad feelings. It is almost like have a bad day and good day at the same time. Weird, I know -- hard to explain.

 

[Barberian]

Are You Tired Of The Nightmares Too?

Hell Ya! It's sad when the best dreams I have are when I am dieing...

Couldn't read the thread right now as anxiety is too high. Can't concentrate.

 

[Chincho]

Lately I'm thankful when I can't remember my nightmares. I'm just so tired of dying or seing people I love suffer and not being able to do anything about it.

 

[Darrell P.]

I've been having nightmares of my military sexual trauma since I had my first PTSD back in September 2011, I wish they would stop, I'm so tired of them.

 

[Wordgirl]

I take a medication called Minipress (Prazosin) for PTSD nightmares that works really well for me. I haven't had a single nightmare since I began taking it and my nightmares were deeply disturbing. Might be worth it to ask your doc about this medicine.

I took a med called Seroquel for about two years, and started on a low dose, went higher, as the dreams tapered off, I came off the med entirely. It had a lot of exhaustive side effects and while I was on it, it disrupted my memory pattern - which is what it's supposed to do, but I rarely (ironically, had one last night) have nightmares now. I know that if they start getting really bad, again, I can as my doctor to prescribe the med again. I don't know if it's available in Britain, but it's worth investigating.

 

[Darrell P.]

Wordgirl

I'm on so many different types of meds for different things tha tI'm now turning into a legal druggie, I really don't want to take anymore meds.

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[Wordgirl]

Wordgirl

I'm on so many different types of meds for different things tha tI'm now turning into a legal druggie, I really don't want to take anymore meds.

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I understand, completely. Maybe listening to soft music would help.

 

[Beverly G.]

I take Clonazapam which helped with the anxiety and sleep but aparantly is now causing halusinations.
I'm going in to see a new Phychistrist next week to change them. not happy about this.