[piggit]

Hello I suffer from horrible nightmares myself If you have a partner have him/her gently wake you if you start twitching or talking or jumping in your sleep. If you are doing any of these things you are most likely having a nightmare.

I have also found sleeping with a pet or a stuffed animal will help me (if it does not trigger you)

(((((((hugs if ok))))))))

Piggit :)/>

[DW123]

The nightmares I have always seem so real. It used to be a lot worse, I would wake up in tears, shaking, not able to get a certain image out of my head. It is a little better now because I am not alone when I go to sleep. Knowing that the person i trust the most is right next to me is a huge comfort. If ever she is away, I sometimes sleep with the light on. Other times, I don't even sleep at all.

Danny.

[rainbowbaby]

DW123, on 08 July 2009 - 08:23 AM, said:

The nightmares I have always seem so real. It used to be a lot worse, I would wake up in tears, shaking, not able to get a certain image out of my head. It is a little better now because I am not alone when I go to sleep. Knowing that the person i trust the most is right next to me is a huge comfort. If ever she is away, I sometimes sleep with the light on. Other times, I don't even sleep at all.

Danny.

My nightmares are so bad that i have tried to stay awake so they dont happen , i cant handle waking up thinking he is there,pr seeing certain things, now i have found out i am pregnant as a result of HIM and his ..... and am so tired i cant stay awake , so i go to sleep and have nightmares only instead of waking up and getting up , im so tired i go back to sleep and it happens again :(/> :(/> not sure what to do :(/>

[Luke]

Hey

My partner also has bad nightmares. Some are worse than others but it seems impossible to wake her up. Its pretty obvious when she is having one because she shakes, breathes heavily and sometimes talks in her "sleep." Sadly sometimes when i try to comfort her during a nightmare I become the person in her dream and she tells me to get off her and please dont hurt her again :(/> Obviously when this happens I just leave her alone and let her wake herself up.

She tells me that in her nightmares she sees her abuser and re-lives what happened to her, it seems so real and after really bad ones she doesn't realise that she is safe when she wakes up.

:(/>

She doesn't feel ready to post on here herself yet but wants to talk to you all about this.

This post has been edited by Luke: 12 March 2010 - 03:45 AM

[~Tara~]

Please pass on that she is not alone in this and there is support here when she is ready.

Rather than touch her in her sleep you might want to try calmly, but clearly, talking her out of the dream. Tell her that she is safe and you are there. Repeat these calming phrases until she is awake and feels safe again.

I hope this helps :)/>

[Luke]

Heptet, on 18 March 2010 - 06:45 AM, said:

Please pass on that she is not alone in this and there is support here when she is ready.

Rather than touch her in her sleep you might want to try calmly, but clearly, talking her out of the dream. Tell her that she is safe and you are there. Repeat these calming phrases until she is awake and feels safe again.

I hope this helps :)/>

I do that constantly, it just doesn't have any effect :(/> I think some sort of grounding might help as she loves to play with my hair while shes having bad dreams.

oh well, cheers for the reply xxxx

[daybydaybyday]

I have awful nightmares any time I smell cigarette smoke or beer anytime throughout the day. I get up in the middle of the night and spend the rest of the night on the couch with the lights and TV on more times than I care to count. Sometimes I bring my dog out with me. As soon as my husband leaves in the mornings (it's still dark out) I turn on the lights and TV in the bedroom if I'm in there. I'm pretty sure that my anxiety is the reason that one of my dogs can't sleep when it's dark and my husband isn't home.

[flyby]

i wish there was a good solution for all of us :/
just know you're not alone.

[Quinn]

I didn't use to have nightmares too often. I've been having them more lately, which is strange to me. I've started opening up to someone, slowly, and want to trust yet am feeling exposed at the same time. Perhaps they are connected? I block out what happens in them, then I wake scared, alone, and have difficulty getting back to sleep. I want to know what they are, what happens in them, but it's too scary to know. Does something help you remember, after you wake up? Advice appreciated.

[Buddhas_heart]

I had a nightmare where I was being raped again and my boyfriend was being held back and couldn't save me. The next one I had that he was in he saved me I think I loved that nightmare, ever since he's been like my knight in shining armor saving me from the darkness and the ever present sadness that threatens to over take me.

I am going to try the fixing the ends of nightmares to a better ending

[Buddhas_heart]

Quinn, I would try hypnotizing I haven't personally tried it but it would be worth a try if it could help you get peaceful sleep or try meditating after you wake up from a scary dream and bring yourself to a better place

[p_town_chick]

I know wat u mean n ur rite about forgettin its our brains way of pirtectin itself from more trama .. Idk wat ur case is but my went from unexcepted to knowing wat will take place n most of it i cant remeber now cuz my brain wont allow me to relive it but the feeling are stronger than memory if a picture can say a million words than feeling can say ten millions words idk if u tried meditation before bed complety clear the mind if u cant then try a vigourse workout before medating its help me its not a patent therapy but it helps wit nightmare n you will remeber more of ur dream as ur not fearfull of them if that makes sense

[blondie2002]

I've been dealing with nightmares off and on since I was a kid. :(/>

[goingcrazy7]

Does anyone have nightmares they don't remember? I know I'm having them b/c I wake up freaked out and sweating. I'm new at this..hope i'm doing this correctly.