Nightmares That You Don't Remember

[EveHarrington]

My nightmare issue is one that is almost "conquered". I know what can bring them on and I take steps to avoid doing these things.

Today, well today was not one of those days. (First time in quite awhile.)

I had nightmares but I don't remember them. I have a feeling that I had them, but I don't remember what happened. And my body is also reacting like I did indeed have nightmares.

So whoops, there go all my spoons. I tried to push through the day but my mind/body knew I needed a time out. So that's what I'm doing now, hoping I'll be able to sleep well and be refreshed tomorrow. (No nightmare precursors now, thank goodness!)

I just feel so odd though. Before I would be able to remember my nightmares and it left me with a different kind of feeling. Now I'm feeling anxious, overly emotional (just want to cry), and a little dissociated too. I guess I'd feel a bit better if I knew why I'm reacting this way (could remember the content of the nightmare), but then again, maybe it's better I don't.

I did take Ativan before I slept so I'm not sure if that had an effect?

I just hate feeling like this, mostly because it's a new kind of anxious/agitated feeling for me and different than what I'm used to dealing with.

I need a :hug:

Thanks.

 

[Gs172003]

:hug:

 

[Justmehere]

:hug:s to you! My nightmares get worse on ativan and other anti-anxiety meds. I hope tonight goes better for you!

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

I did not remember my nightmares (I don't I ever got to rem sleep) until my bipolar put me in hospital, and I got triggered in PHP, then they started, but when I woke up from them they kept going. If I wrote them down right away I can remember them. Almost all of them are very violent, and in some ways reflect my abuse. I think whether someone remembers them has a lot to do with where they are in sleep cycles.

 

[Teddy Bear]

My nightmare issue is one that is almost "conquered". I know what can bring them on and I take st...

Sending you hugs.

 

[Gs172003]

Im funny in this way in that unless my dreams happen to somebody else ( usually) I don't consider them nightmares. Weird huh.

Eve can you ask about taking a smaller dose of those meds?

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

I personally would prefer not remembering my dreams, but ever since mine started I seem to wake up with the dream still running.
Kind of hard not to remember, it would not bother me except my dreams are always violent.

 

[Naoru]

I feel you. I do not always remember mine, but I always know when they happen.

Many :hug:s and support. Hope you get some peaceful rest soon.

 

[rosey]

Hi,

I have had nightmares since the again of 4 alway at least 1 per night but has been known to be every time i shut my eyes. For a while my therapist had me make a note every time I had one and the record was 8 in a 6 hours sleep slot. I always recalled them.

In june this year they stopped very suddenly, between then and September I had only 2. It was amazing. They are back now but not as bad and not every night. Like you I do not recall most of them now. no med changes so that is not responsible. I think that maybe the healing process is finally getting in deep and as such the nightmares are not needed so I dont remember them. The physical reaction is completely the same though just like you say.

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

Mine seem to follow a common theme, I am pretty sure mine are part of my mind trying to process/reconcile the past, and thus I believe its part of my healing process. Another reason I don't want to have meds turn them off. I want to get better.

 

[Gadgie]

I wish I coukd take pills to get rid of mine, but I'm afraid that's not possible?

Yet, since they are all reinactmants of real life past events, I wake up screaming sometimes, and my brain thinks I'm still there, and it takes a short while to realise just where I am?