Nightmares

[sofikay]

Has anyone had nightmares and then they wake up are stuck in them for a bit? It keeps happening to me. I never get nightmares this frequently and never get stuck in them. It’s like I’m awake but still in the dream so I start crying or freaking out. Is there anything I can do to stop this? It’s really scary. I have PTSD and this is bringing up past traumas.

[Hidden]

I personally don't know this but I've heard my mom describe to me something similar. Unfortunately I don't have any good advice but I want you to know that I think you're very brave. It sounds like an awful experience and I'm sorry it's yours. Again idk personally what you are talking about but if you know or look up sleep paralysis it sounds something similar I think. I wish you much luck and my best wishes that you can get through this and it'll eventually stop. 🤞🙂

[EleanorRose]

I experienced this many years ago now and eventually it just stopped. However, it happened again a few nights ago. Fortunately for me, it wasn’t an awful dream, just an unpleasant one but it was really confusing and it took me a while to work out what was real and what wasn’t. The only way I can describe it is like something has woken you suddenly whilst you are mid-dream/nightmare but it takes a while for your brain to realise you’re not sleeping anymore.

I’ve been reading about this since it happened to me the other day and there are suggestions online for how to wake yourself up from a bad dream. I don’t know if they work but it’s definitely worth Googling.

Good luck!