Ptsd nightmares every single night

[No_Longer_Human]

I'm not joking. Every night. Either about dad and his new family, mom abusing us or both. Sometimes even school and my bullies. I just wake up from a nightmare when i finally asked my sister (who's not talking to me for unknown reason) how is she and she finally said mom gets really drunk and abuses her, beats her, tells her she'll kill her to which my sister responds with "it's okay if she kills me, i won't need to su*cide" . And nobody knows or cares and my mom keeps on track that nobody knows otherwise she gets more sadistic. I'm trying to seek help but my sister begs me not to because she will get punished. And got some neighbour meanwhile making a party for their kid because they love them and me feeling nauseous seeing the food and childhood memories and how my mom says it's expensive

[Dolphin14 Moderator]

No_Longer_Human

Your story is so complex. I know you are stuck for many reasons.

I had to take medication for years to block these nightmares.

I don't have the answers but I am here to support you and listen

❤️🐬

[No_Longer_Human in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank you. So there are meds for the nightmares?

[Dolphin14 Moderator in reply to No_Longer_Human]

Yes, prescription.

[No_Longer_Human in reply to Dolphin14]

I will go to my psychiatrist today. What group? I can see if she prescribes me something if it's similar

[Dolphin14 Moderator in reply to No_Longer_Human]

The medication is called Prazosin. Its not a psych med.

[Daylightsaving]

Sorry to hear you are being plagued by nightmares, it's sounds so distressing. My nightmares calmed down a lot after I had Eye Movement Therapy, it's like EMDR. integraleyemovementtherapy....

[No_Longer_Human in reply to Daylightsaving]

Yeah, i should have it but i don't have access to a therapist who practices it

[Mamamichl]

it helped me to do something about my abuser. I called the cops and told them everything. If you’re still minors, call child protective services and ask to be taken away asap, because the abuse is life threatening.

[No_Longer_Human in reply to Mamamichl]

I'm not, sis will be 18 in a month. Also I can't support myself and I'm worried about mom's health

[PTSD01]

I was denied prazosin as I was on propranolol for anxiety at the time but have been prescribed 25mg of quetiapine (seroquel) which is an antipsychotic for the last 3 months to take at bedtime and my nightmares have significantly reduced. Hope you and your sister can find safety from your mums behaviour as social services and their assessments can be so difficult to navigate,

[No_Longer_Human in reply to PTSD01]

Thanks. It was important to note it doesn't go well with some anxiety meds. Im out of mom's but it still haunts me. I also got quetapine but it makes me hungry and tired and i have q stomach bug rn and can't afford it

[PTSD01]

yes I have also found it increases my appetite which for me is a good thing as I often forget to eat because of the anxiety, flashbacks and brain fog. But yes it may also make tiredness (fatigue) and low motivation worse but I’m not sure wether that’s because of a side effect of the medication itself or because of the low mood and depression that often accompanies PTSD? It’s a shame that you can’t afford medication 😔 as it’s such a difficult illness to battle with most days.

[No_Longer_Human in reply to PTSD01]

For real. But it really does make me really tired

[Not_a_victim]

I am so sorry. I really hope there is something or you can find something that provides some kind of relief. You deserve it.