How Did You Sleep Last Night?

[NarcSis]

Nightmares. Couldn't scream, couldn't move, all I could hear was a baby screaming in a dark scary basement and I kept getting pulled toward it despite trying to get away.
I'm so tired but afraid to sleep.

 

[Loner]

Ok overall, woke up sort of anxious a few times, but felt mostly ok, not overwhelmed by it, the fact that it was 90 something degrees even at night didnt help. Just now though, I had the strangest nightmare. I didn't wake up scared, more just really disturbed and sad. I just want to write it down here so I can remember it. I was in my fathers house and found a very large Christmas present. It was a box that appeared to be wrapped, but really had a lid that you could open without unwrapping it. I opened it, inside wer a bunch of other presents, an expensive watch and some food and treats and stuff. I wouldn't steal the watch, but I decided that I could eat some of the food, after all my father owes me that much. It was addressed to someone else. Somehow, it ended up with my father and I fighting really violently. He wasnt the terrifying God of my childhood though, I was the man I am now and he was the frail weak old creature that he is now. I really beat the shit out of him, just pummeled him. He somehow produced knives and even some weird homemade gun that he was saying couldn't be traced and was good for murders. I guess I felt like I didn't really even want to hurt him but he wasnt leaving me a choice, so I was just beating him and beating him. I took the weapons away but every time I got off of him he would get up and somehow get another. Really the amount I beat him would have killed him in real life. It wasnt clear if he was trying to kill me or just threatening me, but he was furious.

This is so strange to me. I didn't wake up scared at all. I'm not sure I can identify what feelings I do have now. It was very disturbing though.

 

[benevolent63]

I dream every night and most nights I remember what I dream about. Last night I dreamed that my next door neighbour who incidently does not interact with me was having backyard wedding party. Suddenly their guests started throwing stones into my yard to cause malicious harm. Confronting them I with other members of my extended family that is my mother and sister got into a fight with them. I could not fight off the bridesmaid with my hands and I was weak. on waking up from this dream I was quite upset that I could'nt defend myself, it reminded me of my weakness at younger ages in my life. A recurring dream I always seem to have is missing out on doing maths at school. In this dream I am always disadvantaged of completing my studies because I had no maths classes. In the dream I feel hopeless and depressed. I have dream books to define the meanings but I have yet to know what it means.

 

[Ruckster]

Wow Loner! Creepy dream.

 

[Loner]

Oh god, I just happened to see something about a woman being pregnant and remembered my other dream from last night, somehow I was with my wife (I have no wife, not even girlfriend, it wasnt anyone I knew but I just knew it was my wife) we were flying a small plane through a canyon, over a dam, and kinda crash landed in the water, we were ok but couldnt make it to our destination, somehow, we got to a shack of some sort, she gives birth, its my job to keep the baby safe. I thought I put it somewhere safe, but some other stuff happens then I come back and find that instead I put it in a pickle jar full of pickle juice and closed the lid and its now dead. Its not even a baby either its this horrible premature creepy fetus thing, and its all my fault. WTF. This is really creepy.

I've recently quit smoking pot, I think it was keeping stuff like this at bay but I guess its coming back. Part of the healing process I guess but not pleasant. They aren't frightening per se, just really disturbing, and I guess I wake up with the feeling that I've done some horrible thing wrong.

 

[NotMyWorld]

I didn't sleep that well. I had a massive migraine yesterday so I stayed home. My Daughters Nanny was sick anyway. Not that her persistent wails for attention helped my migraine any. Poor thing. She just wanted Mommy. I drifted in and out of sleep as best I could throughout the day, blinds down, sunglasses on. Of course when it came down to actual time to sleep long after the kids and husband have been fed, the mess cleaned up, teeth brushed and into bed, I lied there for an hour. I got up and took a sleeping pill. I felt I had no choice.
It was my turn to get up at 5:30am with the kids. I had nightmares all night. You know those kind where you know you are dreaming and they take place in your room? Like a shadow figure rushing at you from the shadows in the corner of the room. I had other dreams but that was the one that made me not want to go back to sleep. I hugged my husband. It helps sometimes. I try not to wake him up. It's bad enough that when I am in deep sleep with these nightmares scream and cry and shake in my sleep. That’s' normally 4-5 times a night. He doesn't understand but I know he knows I can't really control it. I'm interested in these techniques you guys have been talking about. Those that help you pull out of bad dreams? Some of the really bad ones are just to difficult to deal with the next day.

Has anyone ever had those nightmares where you are trying to punch your attacker? Monster in whatever form, and your arm moves so sluggishly like you are barely touching the person? I hate that.

-Nicole

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I stayed up late, then I had a nightmare, I do not remember it but it was bad. I slept ok, I slept in. I hate it when I have nightmares.

 

[HëllaBubz]

Hi Nicole,

I know exactly the type of dreams you are talking about, I have them very often.
I have found that it helps sometimes to do something constructive which requires a lot of control, ie knitting, crocheting or even training a pet. Whatever it is that makes you feel satisfied, and helps you relax for a little while.

It doesn't really take the nightmares away, but the emotional aftermath of the nightmares can be a little bit lessened.

It may also help to write some of the key aspects of the nightmares down when they are still fresh, as talking about it sometimes lessens the impact, and you will feel less frustrated if you are trying to explain why you are feelling like crapskie after a nightmare(s) but can't remember the parts which affected you the most.

I don't know if that makes any sense?

xx

Bubzie

 

[KP the nut]

I'm sleeping better. The nightmares are easier but the physical pain remains.

 

[kal]

Last night was one of the worst.
I went to bed at 4:00 because I had to drive to the airport to pick up a member of my family. Then I just had the worst anxiety for no reason until 5:30 but I was so hungry by then I got up to eat and fell asleep at 6:00 and then had to get up at 9:00 and start my day.

The whole day passed in a haze of fatigue and I totally overreacted when my my mom took the car I was supposed to take somewhere and ended up yelling at my mom which I now regret.
I was just not nice to anybody today due to that lack of sleep.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

(((Kal))) I had lack of sleep yesterday. It sure wears you out. I hope you get a better sleep tonight.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I had nightmares last night. They are haunting me today. I hope this is just a fluke thing.