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Hello, I am new to the sleep group but I went through the past year of posts first to make sure I am not duplicating anything. I am not sure, but here goes. I have recurring nightmares. Sometimes I wake up feeling absolutely traumatized from them. My head is not right, I cannot think clearly, my body is locked up, writhing, I have a crippling migraine. It takes hours, if not all day, for these feelings to subside. A little about me: Bipolar I, complex PTSD, history of abuse (to me), OCD, female professional who had to change career due to mental issues, family history of mental illness, seizures, and S——-. Alcohol disorder but 6 years sober now, most recent abuser is gone (ex spouse). Under care by psych doc & therapist. These nightmares and the effects upon waking are serious quality of life issues and are affecting my ability to work. They seem to get worse when I am under stress. Any insights?
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Unfortunately I don't have any insight into this. Perhaps it may be something that needs to be addressed at a sleep clinic? This may not be sufficient to address the difficulty you're having; however here's a link to an article, from PC's archives, on how to eliminate recurring nightmares:
How to Eliminate Recurring Nightmares You might also consider signing in on PC's sister website: NeuroTalk to see if anyone there might have some ideas with regard to this. (There is a forum on NT dedicated to sleep as well as one related to headaches.) Here's a link just in case you're not familiar with it: NeuroTalk Support Groups |
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Thank you, I’ll check it out.
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Waking up feeling traumatized is horrible. I've gone through this as a part of PTSD.
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Nightmares usually reflect what you might think of as being your worst nightmare , that is, the most horrible thing that could happen to you in life. The thing is, that the horrors we can think of are mostly just in our head; they are imagined horrors.
As all the painful body effects you are experiencing come from or of these nightmares, this is a certain indication that you are being badly affected in reality by what comes from your own "Dream World" where too much emotion and imagination is used. These physical effects are a result of your own imagination. [Note that Scripture tells us to "think upon that which is good, beautiful and true".]Thus if something you think of or imagine in daytime causes a lot of emotional distress, don't go there - put the thought out of your mind, do not allow yourself to dwell upon it. The emotional distress you are giving yourself is shown by your body becoming locked up and writhing. Your Dream World of imagined horrors is a crippling problem (a headache) Posting a complete nightmare dream would provide more insight into the problem here. |
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Managing anxieties is another good step, check the adhd section , they explain here well that the first step is dealing wt EQ (emotional intelligence) wich is a must. im convince now that most problems need this EQ self work to get better wt one self and wt others and to achieve and be more content. |
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I think your overall mental/emotional state would definitely be having an influence on the kinds of dreams/nightmares you have, for sure. I'm pretty certain that if you can come to a place of inner understanding of yourself, a place where you're not in conflict with yourself, so to speak, then your dreams will reflect that. That's been my basic experience regarding my own disturbed dream patterns, as well @babs.superbird.
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