i wish i could have a good dream

[Survivor3]

So these are night terrors - which are terrible and seem very real. They often do have a physical element to them...sweating, limbs thrashing etc., I know them.

Can you keep a journal of them? Write down each and every one after each nightmare. Sometimes that can take the sting out of them and strangely they may decrease. I have no idea why but that can work.

It's also very helpful if you can show or read these journal entries of your dreams to your T.

Ok, thanks for your support blackemerald1. ?

 

[Sea_lady]

Same for me... There are days (like today...) where I am scared of going to sleep because I fear I'll have to live another vivid nightmare. I wake up upset with cold sweat, a feeling of dread, terror. Sometimes, I wake up with bruises because I fought and moved too much. Sometimes, I wake up breathless... In my nightmares, I always run to escape a danger or fight to survive a life-threatening situation. The dreams are always different, but the horror that shakes me is always there. After I wake up, I feel exhausted, hurt, sad and even hopeless.

I think I had 2 good dreams I can remember in more than 10 years. Always after a massage made by someone caring that I trust.

 

[Powder]

Geranium Essential Oil, about 2 drops on the edge of the pillow at night, daily, will actually push my dreams into positive territory. It's shocking how well it works, until the effect sort of plateaus as you build up a tolerance, I suppose.

 

[hithere]

I was just thinkng today it's kind of been awhile since I had a ptsd nightmare. Try keeping a little notebook or pen and paper by your bed or wherever you sleep. Tell yourself before you go fall sleep I'd like to have a good dream. If you are spiritual, ask for a pleasant dream. This has worked for me in the past. I have had some glorious dreams that I treasure. We need all the happiness we can get.