Hi. The reason I'm not sure if this is the right place is because I'm not sure if it's a PTSD symptom, but that's what I hope to find out. I've been working with my therapist recently on a reoccurring nightmare /sleep terror I have had for as long as I can remember. However it doesn't feel like a dream, it feels like reliving. We've not determined what it's about or what triggers it. Something will happen that kick starts it, I'll then have it several times a night - once a night - a few times a week - once a week.....and so on until it's just once in a blue moon. However as soon as the trigger reappears, the cycle starts again. In fact the majority of the time the cycle doesn't get all the way to the end before restarting. It's awful. I wake at the same point every time, and because I'm terrified I'm wide awake. It wasn't so bad before I had my daughter, but now I can't afford the sleep deprivation. My one year old sleeps better than I do.

My question is, could this be a flashback? I wasn't sure as it happens while I'm sleep. When I'm going over it with therapist I can (if I'm feeling brave) feel into it, like I'm there. I don't like doing it though, I have a history of dissociative seizures and the dream can trigger them.