Does anybody get spooked by bad dreams?

[hzhang35]

For me, a bad/vivid dream can trigger my anxiety/panic instantly. Waking up from such a dream, I feel something bad is going to happen to me, I would be on edge for a day or two. Can anyone relate? Thank you my friends!

[Jrick34]

Hi! Absolutely can relate. I suffer from intrusive thoughts and they can cause dreams that can be very distressing. I wake up sweating, afraid and paralyzed. It takes a few days for me to finally calm down and realize that its not real; its an illusion. I drank tea, listen to soft music or listen to a book before I go to bed. That helps a great deal. Just remember its only an illusion. We are stronger than what we face.

Take care friend

[hzhang35 in reply to Jrick34]

So sorry to hear your suffering. I guess if we are preoccupied/obsessed with something bad all day, we are going to have related bad dreams at night. It is a vicious cycle. Forme, I always felt the dream was an ominous significance. which made me so fearful.

[Adlon57]

Yes same thing, always claustrophobic bad dreams, caused by smothered in sand dune when a child, like yourself can be "spooked" by them for days after! When I go into a house/street/maze it always gets smaller or tighter, then I wake up, probably screaming, I live by myself, next couple of days on edge! I have told my GP numerous times, absolutely no help, just notes it 🙄🙄 I went private, but too expensive! I'm afraid typical NI. NHS specialist help, forget it! 🥴🥴 Good luck yourself!👍👍

[Hb2003]

Yes unfortunately . Sometimes I would wake up gasping for air other times I would cry and I wouldn’t go back to sleep

[hzhang35 in reply to Hb2003]

The brain acts so differently at night and daytime. Imagination magnifies when it is dark.

[Hb2003 in reply to hzhang35]

Definitely That is true