Nightmares every night

[EmilyR]

every night i wake up in pools of sweat and start remembering pieces of nightmares and night terrors. this happens at least three times a night. my body is starting to shut down. dont know what to do. cant do it anymore

 

[Deleted member 40995]

every night i wake up in pools of sweat and start remembering pieces of nightmares and night terrors. th...

Hi :)
I also have this, wake up gasping or kicking, sometimes screaming, sometimes just wake up terrified. The nightmares every night just wear me down, I get up more tired then when I went to sleep. I’ve been keeping myself awake lately as long as I can. One thing that has helped is putting on music while I sleep or leaving on the lights. I put on some instrumental music or sounds that remind me where I am (at home and not in the trauma situation) and then if I do wake up terrified I have some lights on and some music to help me ground. Also, falling asleep with the tv on has helped as well, going to sleep in other rooms, sleeping in chairs. Sometimes it can help, sending hugs :hug:

 

[Deleted member 33052]

Emily, I discovered that if I wake from a nightmare and try to sort out what my subconscious is trying to tell me, then my next dreams tend to be more gentle. Sounds crazy, I know, but once it's got my attention, it doesn't have to resort to such heavy-handed messages. Might be worth a try...

Actually, I didn't explain that well. Every dream you have is an attempt by your subconscious to communicate a message to you, and the subject matter on the dream doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the message. And every single character in your dream is an aspect of your personality. So if you have dreams about someone trying to kill you, it's likely that some part of you feels stifled or something like that.

 

[deeplyloved]

I go through cycles of awful nightmares and disrupted sleep. The only thing that seems to help is identifying the memory reflected in the nightmare and processing it with my therapist.

My mind unfairly chews on my most humiliating memories this way. My therapist suggested keeping a journal close by to briefly jot down whatever I can remember. Sometimes it takes several nights to puzzle it together. Then I have to build my courage to say it out loud. In the worst sessions, telling led to vomiting...but miraculously ended weeks of nightmares. I hope you can find some relief soon.

 

[Muted]

I have them too, but they’ve gotten better because I don’t remember them so much anymore. Hang in there.