[skyler143]

I have nightmares almost every night and it is always me fighting for my life and a lot of the time actually die. It is usually my very abusive ex who is serving life plus 45 for killing my best friend when he aimed at me. Then sometimes, it is just pure evil people or demons and i wake up having a massive anxiety attack. Can anyone help, please?

[Thunder Bow]

Are you seeing a Therapist? In heavy situations like yours therapy may help, and help you heal from the trauma. This is a form of PTSD. your experiencing.

[skyler143]

Yeah, i have been in an institution a few times and ptsd was just one of my many diagnosis. I haven't been to a therapist for years, lack of funds, but i finally found one and it is on a sliding scale. So,i am very excited to have my first appointment Thursday. YEAH

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I don't know that I have anything useful to offer. I will just mention though that I never used to have nightmares. Over the course of the last 3 months or so, however, I have begun to have some emotionally charged dreams. One night I woke up from a fight dream & was hitting myself in the head. Another time I yelled: "Get out!" at my wife. I fall out of bed regularly . I've been on Cymbalta for over a year now. I don't know if being on this med for this long could now be causing dreams of this nature or not. Anyway, if you're on any type of medications, perhaps it's possible that it, or they, are contributing to your dreams, even if you've been on the med's for a while... just a thought...

[ExistingInChanges]

Originally Posted by skyler143

I have nightmares almost every night and it is always me fighting for my life and a lot of the time actually die. It is usually my very abusive ex who is serving life plus 45 for killing my best friend when he aimed at me. Then sometimes, it is just pure evil people or demons and i wake up having a massive anxiety attack. Can anyone help, please?

It probably is because you feel like you're facing so much in real life that it is manifesting in your dreams. Maybe you feel as if you're losing your battles in real life. I think maybe if you work with someone like a counselor they can tell you ways to deal with the tragic events you have faced. Then maybe the nightmares will go away or lessen.
Maybe listen to peaceful music before bed to calm and relax you.