[Caelix3]

I would always have this recurring nightmare. Where I was naked on a bed, the bed was a bed we used to have when I was a child. I would be paralyzed like I couldn't move, a man would be on top of me and be touching me everywhere. I could feel everything and it felt horrible, the man had a striking resemblance to my dad. But I could not see his face, it was in bird eye view prospective and his face was blank or blurred out. So my question is, could this be a sign I was abused? I have always had a irrational fear of men, and any physical contact made me feel dirty and unclean. If I got turned on sexually, I would feel very ashamed of myself. I apologize in advance if this triggered anyone.

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[ensconce]

People remember things in different ways over time. Some get triggered and remember all of a sudden while others may just randomly remember over years. Its definitely possible that the dream may be a memory as I have had similar dreams as well. Over time these memories have begun to return.

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[WibblyWobbly]

Maybe, maybe not. It could be that you have repressed memories from when you were small. When did this nightmare start? Was it before the age when you would have normally learned about sex? How has your relationship with your dad been? Were you comfortable giving hugs?

IMO if it's really bothering you, you should talk to a therapist and try to work through it. It could be a repressed memory, or it could just be that one recurring nightmare that haunts you. I had one when I was younger that would make me wake up in sweats but it was not based on reality at all.

[introspectiveme]

Do you still have these nightmares now?

Watching disturbing news affects me subconsciously, I may not find it disturbing or triggering when I watch it, but I may later have dreams where I find myself in the shoes of victims, sometimes it's abuse, other times I'm being conned or my car loses control or something like that.

I was a victim of attempted abuse, but my recollection of that event is often different to how it actually happened.

[Caelix3]

Originally Posted by WibblyWobbly

Maybe, maybe not. It could be that you have repressed memories from when you were small. When did this nightmare start? Was it before the age when you would have normally learned about sex? How has your relationship with your dad been? Were you comfortable giving hugs?

IMO if it's really bothering you, you should talk to a therapist and try to work through it. It could be a repressed memory, or it could just be that one recurring nightmare that haunts you. I had one when I was younger that would make me wake up in sweats but it was not based on reality at all.

The nightmare started around the time my older sister would have her boyfriend stay the night. He did admit he was tempted a few times to do something to me(touch me sexually) but he "didn't". Then again he wasn't a very trustworthy guy and was a very sick man. So he very well could of done something to me, and is lying about it. The nightmares stopped when my older sister stopped seeing him. My older sister's ex boyfriend did say that when my sister was younger and would sleep over at his sister's house that he would touch her while she was sleeping.

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