[EyesofSadness3]

I never have normal or happy dreams. Sometimes I wake up crying or scared to death that it was real or could happen. Sometimes the dreams are just disturbing and weird. I think it has something to do with my depression and anxiety

[Sabrina]

I can only sympathize with you as I experience the exact same thing. I often wake up exhausted from having such bizarre and often times, evil dreams. I long for a night's rest without dreaming.

Yes, I think it can be linked to depression and anxiety though how much, I don't know.

[EyesofSadness3]

Well, I wish to either have happy or normal dreams, or just sleep peacefully. Sometimes, it's even hard to fall asleep because at night I am in constant paranoia. *sigh*

[Okami]

You should try doing something incredibly relaxing before bed time and work on shifting your thoughts positively so that you may dream more happy things. < 3

Maybe read a book you like? Look at some inspiring art. Falling asleep to music I think is one of the most helpful things for setting the mood. I'll even daydream fun scenarios while Im laying there just so the bad stuff won't take over.

Set up some distractions that become so natural that eventually it'll be just a night time ritual and in the end you'll feel better. (I REALLY hope!)

<333

[Stranger2]

I had a returning nightmare that scared the hell out of me.. It Made me jump right out of bed.. Then there was nothing there.. I also had one that made me jump out of bed and land on my knees and hands.. That was painfull...My knew sleep meds have helped with the dreams..

[sugahorse1]

I'm battling with sleep at the moment too. I get into bed because I can feel I'm tired and know I have work the next day. But then I battle to fall asleep. I then have very active dreams and recently nightmares too. Last night I woke up at 3.30 from a nightmare and couldn't fall back asleep. Decided to take my sleeping tab then, even though it was late/early.
And on Friday night I slept for 12 hours! I'm always tired - I just wish it would all go back to normal

[Evening]

I have had nightmares since I was 10 or 11 years old, they aren't as common as they used to be, although I have been having a lot of stressful dreams lately. Even dreams that don't even sound remotely terrifying can have me sleeping with the light on. Lately I've been so exhausted that when I have been woken up by a phone call or something I want to go back to sleep and am frustrated that the dream ended. The other night I had a dream that all the women in the neighbourhood had to be be-headed, including myself, so I had to leave my house behind and my pets to starve to death. My alarm went off and I was angry that I had been woken from it. Isn't that strange?

As for your dreams being related to stress, anxiety, depression- I do believe it's true. My recent stressful dreams have been happening because I've gone through this phase where I don't want to talk to people or see anyone and it was bugging me that nobody cared I was down.
I also have (although I haven't had them lately) dreams that I call my stress dreams, a specific topic that will reoccur when I am stressing about something. They used to be about my mother and her boyfriend, then after a few years it changed to my mother starting to drink again (I think it was my subconscious fear at the time, so when I moved on from one it changed to the next).
Are there any themes that reoccur like that? Ty and look at when they occur and any specific themes that occur at certain times, it might give you some idea as to why these dreams are happening.

[EyesofSadness3]

yea, i get stressful dreams like that too. It's usually something to do with me doing normal activities, then something happens and I worry if my dad will find out. If he does find out in the dream, I get really afraid and I get yelled at. It's strange, but it scares me.

May you all find a solution to this nightly torment.