[Berries]

I have bad dreams where I wake up crying--tears streaming down my face. Does anyone else have this experience?

I do have bad dreams almost every night. I might have woken up and may be cried later...

what's making you so sad and cry that much?

[Michah]

Oh yes babe.......I hear you......terribly distressing, isn't it?

I have also woken up becuase I have bitten the inside of my mouth, grinding my teeth, huge weight on my chest, heart palpitations and so on......

Sleep is a funny, funny thing......I have a hesitant and suspicious relationship with sleep.......Is this something you have dscussed with your T? I know it has something to do with trauma on a subconscious level, but to be honest I spent years thinking it was normal to wake up like that......until I found out it wasn't Get some help for it sweet.......it kind of effects your mood for the whole day.......well, it does for me....

Take good care, precious one.......some stillness for your day.

Big Hugs

Michah

[FeelingHopeful]

I feel for you guys, I go to bed and wake up crying every day.

[Rhapsody]

I believe dreams that lead us to crying when we wake up are actually helping us to heal even if it does not feel like it at the moment....

[FeelingHopeful]

Originally Posted by Rhapsody

I believe dreams that lead us to crying when we wake up are actually helping us to heal even if it does not feel like it at the moment....

I like that idea Rhapsody but what if its real life that makes you cry before you fall asleep?

Originally Posted by FeelingSad

I like that idea Rhapsody but what if its real life that makes you cry before you fall asleep?

Do you remember? when you were young... something happened
and ended up crying so hard and fell alseep....

I remember those moments...

[Berries]

Originally Posted by Timeisback

Do you remember? when you were young... something happened
and ended up crying so hard and fell alseep....

I remember those moments...

I remember those moments but as an adult in an abusive relationship.

[Amazonmom]

Yes, I certainly do!

Sometimes I remember the dream that made me so upset, other times I just wake up crying and panicking.

Recently my sleep has been really interrupted by this sort of thing, to the point that my NP is making me keep a sleep log.

[Rhapsody]

Originally Posted by FeelingSad

I like that idea Rhapsody but what if its real life that makes you cry before you fall asleep?

The deepest part or your mind, emotions and memories that you are afraid to face while a wake will always release its self when you sleep... hence why so many people have disturbing dreams, its the body's way of coping with that which is felt but not always seen (that which we hide).

[opheliasorrow]

Berries this actually happened to me last night - I just reach to feel that my hubby is there and I'm ok ... but sometimes they affect me the next day too ... hope you're feeling better, Ophelia xxxx

[willoe]

Originally Posted by Berries

I have bad dreams where I wake up crying--tears streaming down my face. Does anyone else have this experience?

Hi, I'm new to well posting in here. Your simple thread title caught my attention so I thought I Would add my experiences here as well perhaps what may be some insight. I can't say if I am right only that to me it makes sense. So here goes...
I have for many years done what you describe. I generally recall my dreams that cause the tears and , hmmm. they really aren't as simple as tears I wake myself up gasping in those kind of take your breath sucking in sobs, or sometimes just a very drenched pillow and the knowledge that I Have been crying my heart out. For me I know PTSD is an issue and I won't get into all that for now.
First yes , its so disconcerting. I wake disoriented half lost in the dream. The hard part is that most of the dreams are actual events that took place and sometimes just an extension of an event I remember. I sometimes grope to get myself reoriented to the year, my age, where I live etc..
Now my hypothesis, there is some evidence that at least part of dreaming is an undoing of the days events, reliving through the night so that when we wake up we are free of the things done the day before. I believe this. then there is this part that is just my opinion. In life I do not cry much for what has been or even more what is. Stuffing all that stuff has to have an outlet. tears are cleansing to the heart. Now I am not convinced that the really hard sobbing is that , I do not know. I do think that what I will not do in waking my heart/mind is trying to get out when I am asleep so that I have in essence cried for what is or was/wasn't.
I have had severe chronic pain from well over 30 plus jaw surgeries alone not to mention things like uterine cancer, an auto accident that nearly took my life and so on. Some of the dreams are all that hurt and yes even physical pain that causes the tears so for me its a bit complex.
Perhaps if U can look closer at what in life U are not letting out in the day U may find that the tears lessen. Giving ourselves the right to cry and seeing that even if our tears did no good when we shed them say younger they can be and should be heard by us to give recognition to our hurts and the right to be happy, loved etc...
I hope this helps. anyone have any other ideas or professional experience on this one I would be most interested in hearing it.
Be well and sweet sleep in the nights ahead.
Willoe