Tough Day, Dreamt Of T!

[I am .....]

Ok... so I had a rough session in therapy today, I was physically and emotionally drained. went home and fell asleep. I dreamt my T turned up at my house during what I refer to as crazy hour ( that time of day when it's all systems go, dinner bath and bed for my kids) She sat and talked while she watched me feed, wash, dry and dress my kids. It is by far the most stressful time of day for me. Thought it was very strange. Just wondering if others have experienced anything similar, dreaming about your T???

 

[Whitebird]

Yep, I've had nightmares about therapy sessions several times. My therapist is a nice man and he never does anything to make me upset, but I'm not comfortable in his office. In my nightmares everything was very real. His eyes was frightening and he wanted to push me to talk about something. He didn't have any voice, but I could understand him. I wanted to run away, but I couldn't. He tried to come nearer and suddenly I woke up! It was really scary and strange.

I want to say that you are not alone. Hope it helps.

 

[KwanYingirl]

I had a nightmare starring my first therapist. I have the highest respect for him I moved out of state which is why I don't see him now. We were in a plane flying over an ocean that had horrendous waves. He was yelling at me to talk about being raped and I was sure he was going to push me out of the plane. I woke up. I also told him about it. He said he doesn't think much of dreams and that was the end of the conversation.

 

[JEKBreatheandBelieve]

I've never had a dream about my therapist, that I remember anyway. However, I want to say that I can empathize with "crazy hour"!

 

[Friday]

That's both an incredibly intimate / private time of day as well as very mission oriented.

Sounds a lot like therapy during a crisis. You're inviting someone into a very private place, with a whole lotta chaos, hoping to impose some order to reach and end result of "Peace. Finally."

Equally likely; "extras" are unwanted during crazy hour. They slow things down, split your concentration, distract and wind up your kids, interrupt the flow... And you're supposed to do what with them? Something deep, complex, and meaningful? Back the heck up! Wait just a blamed minute (30-90)! I have to do this other very important thing first then I can get to you! Don't barge yourself in here demanding I somehow accomplish 2 completely impossible things, because both will suffer.

Either of these two resonate?

 

[Hope4Now]

My T has shown up peripherally in a few recent dreams. Mostly as a benevolent presence in the background of some awful thing that is happening. Rather like real life, actually. I know he's there, and that helps, but I have to deal with whatever is happening myself.

Seems like a good thing if a therapist shows up in dreams...it means we are processing and navigating the relationship on other levels besides the conscious/intellectual one.

 

[Bees Are Awesome]

I have only had one dream that included my T. She kept trying to get me into her office for a session and I kept running away. I finally got away from her and when I ran into her again she was playing cards with my dad. Weird.

We have crazy hour here too. It can be soooo exhausting, draining, and stressful. I think I'd be freaked out if my therapist came to my house during that time too!

 

[desiderata310]

I've had ONE.
He was chasing around after my abuser who was in the midst of chasing after me. In the dream, I could tell that he didn't intend to do anything but observe and not intervene.

This was shortly after I had several sessions in a row with really horrible flashbacks and I was just beside myself with guilt and anxiety about what had happened in my sessions and what I might have revealed while in my flashback.
huh. Actually... I just put two and two together.
Well, at least I know why he was in that dream now.

 

[I am .....]

Thanks for all your replies. It's good to know I'm not alone.

 

[Chosen]

I've had lots of dreams about my T. Most of them have been good. But last summer, I had several dreams where he was mad at me and it progressed to him yelling, the next with him punching, then the final one was him kicking me and hitting me with a baseball bat. That was not pleasant at all, and it sure wasn't fun to talk to him about it either. Still one of the absolute worst nightmares I've ever had.

 

[Tinyflame]

Oye, sounds not fun at all @Noah. :(

I don't have a T, only a friend that helped me, but I once remembered this horrible nightmare where I realized I was killing him with stress or grief. :( Then I wondered maybe he was sick & I noticed something? :( Neither was good. It was hard to talk after that. And one where I couldn't say good-bye, something always got in the way/ went wrong.

I think I don't recall much of what I dream, or I have night terrors but who-knows-what they are about. :( Oddly enough, I've almost never ever dreamt of anyone who has died, no matter how close.

I think dreams have a lot of fear in them, or nightmares probably do.