[Roiben]

I have had terrible nightmares since I was a kid. Recently, they've been getting worse and more frequent.....almost every night now. In them I get murdered by someone I love. There's a different dream for almost everyone I care about and in each one, they murder me in a different way. I usually wake up sweating, crying, or screaming......sometimes with pulled muscles and bruises from hitting stuff like the wall. Why on earth am I having these dreams and how can I make them stop? It's to the point now where I'm scared to go to sleep. When I start to drift off, I jolt awake with my heart racing.

[Skeezyks]

I'm sorry you are having such distressing experiences. Here are links to 2 articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of how to eliminate recurring nightmares:

https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to...ng-nightmares/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/a-brie...-and-patients/

[Thunder Bow]

You mind may tying to recall repressed memories of childhood abuse. Seeing a Therapist? Anxiety may be triggering this.

[Roiben]

Thank you for those links! I read through them and tried out the IRT technique. It actually worked on one It was amazing to finally have a good ending in at least one of my dreams

[Roiben]

My therapist kinda just brushed my nightmares off and said they weren't important.

[LibertyBelle]

I used to have bad nightmares but they went away when I started playing violent videogames like Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. The game provides solutions to the scary monsters. I was playing Fallout before bed for a few years and now I don't have nightmares anymore.

It's like I'm armed against the monsters in my dreams. Anything that is thrown at me, I can handle. I generally feel more confident now too.

The Department of Defense did a study and found that video games like Tetris helps soldiers with ptsd. Since my ptsd is non-combat I decided to try video games like Fallout to put faces on my existential stress. It's worked well.

If you're interested in Fallout games, I suggest Fallout 4 because it can go on forever. I've played over 2000 hours and I'm level 184.

Hope you find something that helps.

[Roiben]

Thank you, I'll look into getting fallout 4. I actually just started playing through breath of the wild and the past couple of nights all I've dreamed about was beating its monsters.

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by Roiben

I have had terrible nightmares since I was a kid. Recently, they've been getting worse and more frequent.....almost every night now. In them I get murdered by someone I love. There's a different dream for almost everyone I care about and in each one, they murder me in a different way. I usually wake up sweating, crying, or screaming......sometimes with pulled muscles and bruises from hitting stuff like the wall. Why on earth am I having these dreams and how can I make them stop? It's to the point now where I'm scared to go to sleep. When I start to drift off, I jolt awake with my heart racing.

I'm sorry to hear that your having these terrible nightmare. I have similar dreams myself. I can understand how you are feeling.

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by Skeezyks

I'm sorry you are having such distressing experiences. Here are links to 2 articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of how to eliminate recurring nightmares:

https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to...ng-nightmares/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/a-brie...-and-patients/

This is great advice. I wish I had thought about that myself!

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by Thunder Bow

You mind may tying to recall repressed memories of childhood abuse. Seeing a Therapist? Anxiety may be triggering this.

That great advice! I wish that I had thought about whether or not I may be having repressed memories or anxiety might have triggered nightmare

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by Roiben

I have had terrible nightmares since I was a kid. Recently, they've been getting worse and more frequent.....almost every night now. In them I get murdered by someone I love. There's a different dream for almost everyone I care about and in each one, they murder me in a different way. I usually wake up sweating, crying, or screaming......sometimes with pulled muscles and bruises from hitting stuff like the wall. Why on earth am I having these dreams and how can I make them stop? It's to the point now where I'm scared to go to sleep. When I start to drift off, I jolt awake with my heart racing.

Have you been to a doctor? My mom and older sister once informed me that I had a really bad night that it was so bad that all I could tell them is I need a doctor. They thought I was in some kind of pain. I was diagnosed with night terror but I have no memory of this ever happened. Perhaps the tv is on and it coming into your sleep if it is a horror movie. Have you thought about listening to soft music to help you relax?

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by Roiben

Thank you for those links! I read through them and tried out the IRT technique. It actually worked on one It was amazing to finally have a good ending in at least one of my dreams

I am glad that it has help you some!

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by Roiben

My therapist kinda just brushed my nightmares off and said they weren't important.

Perhaps look into a therapist that specializes in nightmare!

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by LibertyBelle

I used to have bad nightmares but they went away when I started playing violent videogames like Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. The game provides solutions to the scary monsters. I was playing Fallout before bed for a few years and now I don't have nightmares anymore.

It's like I'm armed against the monsters in my dreams. Anything that is thrown at me, I can handle. I generally feel more confident now too.

The Department of Defense did a study and found that video games like Tetris helps soldiers with ptsd. Since my ptsd is non-combat I decided to try video games like Fallout to put faces on my existential stress. It's worked well.

If you're interested in Fallout games, I suggest Fallout 4 because it can go on forever. I've played over 2000 hours and I'm level 184.

Hope you find something that helps.

I start having nightmare after watching and reading twilight. I no longer have nightmares about twilight.

[Stolendance]

My husband also has terrible nightmares where he flails around and hits things like walls and me lol. He is usually dreaming about the abuse he suffered as a child or about fighting with his brother who is trying to kill him. Apparently when I have nightmares I hold my breath unintentionally until i wake up. Something you might try though is a dream journal or a calming box for when you wake up. Writing down your dreams bring them out of your head and helps you think of them differently. A calming box will help with you calming down when you wake up frightened.

[Roiben]

I hope you find something that helps keep the nightmares at bay