okay so
I hope I explain this right

It seems like I've been having nightmares lately with people I love and admire in them, but they aren't dying or being hurt in any way, they are hurting me

Possible trigger:

So I am a fan of Tom Hiddleston (actor) and I recently had a nightmare where I was being sexually abused and he was in a position to help me and he didn't, he just stood there and watched. Then, I had another nightmare where a close friend of mine also witnessed me being sexually abused and didn't help me, she just stood there and watched.

Possible trigger:

So, I mean, they aren't outright hurting me but I wake up feeling sick because it feels worse that they didn't help and it makes me want to hate these people because now I have memories of them watching me being raped or otherwise hurt and they never do anything to help

It makes me feel horrible because I feel like I can't tell anyone anything because they won't help me just stand there and watch

[Mountainbard]

I'm sorry you're going through this Kori. I can understand how bad it would make you feel to have people you admire and care about stand by and not help you when you are in trouble. But keep the nightmare separate from waking reality. Your close friend didn't really abandon you-- that was something your mind created in a dream. In real life I am sure she would help you. This is only my opinion but I'm wondering if these nightmares are coming from some recent trauma that you don't feel you did enough to prevent? If that's so the people you admire in the nightmare could really be you. And remember sometimes bad things happen to us over which we have no control. I hope this helps some. I imagine others on this forum will have some other feedback for you. Just try not to be mad at someone because of something they did or did not do in a dream.

[Thunder Bow]

The dream may be repressed memories, and the people you admire, may have been one of your parents who looked on and did nothing. All this means you feel quite helpless in that situation.