When i feel this low i tend to dream of the same Nightmare, in which I’m all alone in the middle of the road at night with no source of communication being horrified and afraid of what is awaiting me ahead, in this dream i Know for sure that there might be a rapist waiting for me around the corner.
sometimes i dream that my Family left me there.
I think i know what it means, but it’s still horrifying to me.
Is anyone else suffers from nightmares?
Yeah I’ve had one same dream for a very very long time and it comes when I’m struggling and low.
You’re not alone.
I’ve found having a strict bedtime routine and doing relaxation techniques before sleeping helps but I struggle to keep up with that because can’t sleep
Thanks for your support dear.
Yes my bedtime routine is pretty messed up atm, i stay awake till 6 am sometimes, just thinking and having mental conversation with myself. It sucks.
I used to meditate to sleep, but lately it doesn’t help.
I have them every night. Always about bears, snakes, tigers or my teeth falling out. All loss of control.
It must be very exhausting and horrifying, I’m sorry you’re going through this!
I’m here if you need to talk!
Thank you. Yes, it's difficult. I wake up scared all the time. I'm sorry you go through it too.
Yeah. I don’t know what exactly this dream is telling me but i know it all somehow connects to my parents situation.
They have broken up 3 years ago. Due to my father finding another woman
Yes it affected me I can’t trust people anymore, I’m always scared that someone will abandon me men specifically, I’m living and doubting everything.
I’ve always been closer to my dad he was like a “Perfect Man” and him abandoning my mom after loving her for 30 years made me lose all hope in “Happy ever after” and perhaps Love?, i also was my mom’s Personal Therapist through all this hard time (while going through mental trauma myself) i had to compress my feelings in order to be strong for her and support her, that it had drained me completely.
This dream started After their break up.
Now i dream of it as much as once a week.
Yes, I have had a nightmare for more than 100+ times up until 2017 or 18. No kidding. I still dread it. Not only nightmares but also sleep paralysis, for years it was only paralysis and buzzing sounds in ears, now I feel something touching me and pressing my chest.
It must be horrifying, sleep paralysis while also having a nightmare.
I’m sorry you’re having them, do you what causes them? Maybes it’s the medication?
No, I don't think medications have triggered them. Both sleep paralysis and nightmares preceed the medications.
i think sleep paralysis started happening because my sleep pattern changed which messed up my circadian rhythm. it's very rare these days but still happens occasionally.
No I don’t remember because I didn’t pay attention, it usually occurs when I’m feeling very anxious.
Thank you for talking with me! I appreciate it very much.
Thank you for your explanation and support!!
I have a journal that i frequently write in, used to write everyday but now only when stressed, i love keeping a journal I’ve been doing it since 2008, cause i had no one to talk to, it also really helps relieving my pain.
I also have a dreams journal!
I’m pretty sure that my nightmare is connected more to my Dad since he “abandoned us for another woman” (he still visits us but you get what i mean).
because in my dream i keep on thinking why my dad wouldn’t come and rescue me?
Once i had a dream nightmare, when i was waiting for my dad to come and pick me up from Uni, i was waiting until dark i got very scared but he never showed up! Then he passed by me in his car and pretended he didn’t see me. So i was left alone.
To be honest i think I forgave my dad, i put myself in his shoes and kind of understood why he did what he did, it’s not justifiable but at least I stopped blaming him, i love him so much that I couldn’t hate him.
Sadly No, i have no access to a therapist atm, i currently live in a country where people doesn’t acknowledge mental illness. When i leave this place I will go to see a therapist.
Sounds like abandonment issues...can you talk to a therapist?
Nightmares
Repetitive thoughts
Is anyone else worried about this?
It is possible 