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Originally Posted by salukigirl
The past week or so I have been having terrible dreams. One night I dreamt that my sister, brother and I were all hanging out at a bar and my brother very nonchalantly says "yeah I molested you when you were little" like it didn't matter. Then I had a dream a few days later that I was talking to my bf and he tells me that his dad forced him to be with a prostitute when he was a little kid.
I don't get where these dreams are coming from. I know there was another but don't really remember it right now. I'm just hating going to sleep now.
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Hi, Salukigirl!
Have you tried thinking very good things or having very satisfying fantasies before you go to sleep? Have you tried reading a very friendly book for an hour or so before you go to sleep? If you're religious, have you tried very intense prayer for an hour or so before you go to sleep? Have you tried having a very pleasant conversation with either your brother or your boy friend before you go to sleep? What do you usually do for the hour or so before you go to sleep? What do you usually think about?
I have found that reviewing certain specific, non-sexual fantasies works wonders on my ability to go to sleep and stay asleep, and I have had sleeping problems all my life.
Do you have a T or a p-doc? If you do, have you discussed the situation with them? Are you living with other people that you feel comfortable with? Why not discuss the entire bad dream problem with them right before you go to sleep? My sleep demons hate being talked about and run away when I point the finger at them before I go to sleep (I'm using the word "demons" in a figurative way. I do not believe in the existence of "demons.")
Hope this helps! Take care!
