Nightmares!?!?

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Nightmares!?!?
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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 10:28am

Does anyone else here have nightmares?


I know we all have nightmares from time to time but let me tell you I'm really getting sick of these giant oversized black widows that I dream about, they are just not have fun to have in my sleep. I think my spiders are anxiety related, I seem to dream about all types of wild dangerous animals when I am stressed although I didn't even realize that I am currently stressed, don't ya love that?!?!


Just thought I'd see if I am alone on this one................. Am I?

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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 2:11pm

Angelkitty,


With your nickname, I assume that you are an animal lover.

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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 4:53pm

Hi Terry,


Yes I do love animals. I have 3 cats & 1 hamster : ) I don't watch a lot of animal tv surprisingly though. This black widow dream started some weeks ago just before the holidays, it's been a while since I had it but the darn things are always so large and scary looking. No I am not afraid of spiders, I don't like them much but I'm not one to scream when I see one either.


I didn't know that about cheese, good thing to know though. I don't need any more help in the nightmae dept. I once had a dream about a mtn. lion breaking my slider door opened and my therapist said that was an anxiety dream, I woke scared and had to check around the house to make sure all was well.


Glad I am not alone in this nightmare thing. Maybe I'm just stressed about something and don't realize it. Thanks for your reply.


P.S~~Here is the link to my iV website if you'd like to meet my kitties


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Danielle


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"No heaven will not ever Heaven be; Unless my cats are there to welcome me." --Unknown

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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 8:08pm

I dream about gators wanting to rip me apart. I am most of the time im a small boat but have been in the water with them too. I hate them. I would be horrified to dream of big spiders. They used to not bother me but in my 30's I grew afraid of them. It was while we lived in a house under some oaks and I would see huge wood spiders ( they are harmless but get BIG)

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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 8:27pm

Julie, I think our dreams aRe enough to scare eachother, lol. I didn't know you weren't supposed to remember your dreams!! I do remember most of mine even when they aren't bad I'll remember them. I think the worst one I've had is something terrible that happened to both my children, the dream is so horrible I only told 1 person about it because it's unbearable to even repeat. It was one of those that start w/ one child but then when you look it's the other, It was very scary, worse than my black widow dreams. Thanks for the tip about spicy food too, I don't eat much of it but it's something to keep in mind just the same.


My therapist thinks I should do a sleep study since my sleeping has gotten no better. I have trouble falling asleep & staying asleep. I frequent the insomnia board here at iVillage as well. I've been off and on ambien for 6 months now. I'll wait until I am due to see my pcm for a lexapro refill to ask about the sleep study.


P.S~~What you said about the boogey man is not childish, I won't sleep with my closet door opened because there are monsters in there! Now if you are childish then so am

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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 8:52pm

Thank God I haven't dreamed anything about my Baybay! That I could not take!


I was so set against the sleep study said my tiredness was due to depression and didnt need it. But I am glad I went and did it. The hospital I went to had a nice set up. The room was like a hotel room and had all the comforts you would want. The attendants were female THANK GOD! And they bring you all the caffeine

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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 8:53pm
I don't remember any nightmares for several years. I do have great recall of all my dreams. I sometimes think I dream most of the night & have heard that that gives you the most restful sleep. Also, that your dreaming helps to deal with your everyday fears & anxieties. Just wanted to know if any of you have had your dreams interpreted & if you thought this was helpful or even if you thought it was possible. TIA (((hugs))) jan
 

 


 



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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 9:28pm
I'm glad you had a positive experience w/ the sleep study Julie. OMG I can't believe how expensive that was. It's amazing what these places charge these days. I nearly fell on the floor when I saw the statements for my hysterectomy, thank heaven for health insurance. Thanks for sharing your experience, it makes me much more relaxed about the sleep study.

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Mon, 01-17-2005 - 3:56pm

I've had nightmares for most of my life, but they have been severe for the last twelve years, approximately. I have researched online quite a bit, and came to the conclusion that I must have post traumatic stress disorder. I used to work for a veterinarian, and saw lots of abuse. I knew it upset me at the time, but couldn't quit because I needed the job as a single mother to keep a roof over my and my son's head. I had no idea just how BADLY it affected me mentally. If I'd only known it was going to do this to me. Now I have nightmares nearly on a nightly basis about that job. Its driving me crazy, and I don't know how to make them stop. I used to enjoy going to sleep at night, but no more. I dread it. So my question to you is, could this be the case with you? Have you had a traumatic experience in the past? Or maybe even the present? Are you happy, or are you in a bad relationship and unhappy? You need to ask yourself those questions. Therapy, I know, is the best thing. But it gets very expensive when your medical insurance only pays for a small fraction of it ( which is true in my case). I've posted about nightmares before on other boards, but got very little response. It seems that it isn't terribly common. Another approach is to learn how to control your dreams. This is possible, from what I've read in my research. Takes a lot of practice, though. I have been lazy and not practiced enough, although I can usually wake myself up out of a bad dream. But from what I understand, this is not facing the problem, but escaping from it. Which makes sense. They say you should stand up to your pursuer (spider or otherwise) and either physically dominate it, or become friends with it. In other words, but assertive. I am a fairly submissive person in reality, and let people take advantage of me, so this could be partly why I also have dreams in which I'm being pursued (usually other people). I need to learn to stand up for myself. I imagine this is what these dreams are trying to tell me. In any case, is a fascinating subject. You can email me anytime. I know what you are going through!

Randi

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Mon, 01-17-2005 - 6:12pm

I dominate the gators in my dreams always escaping in the nick of time. Just hate the dream. I can usually wake myself from the dream and if I can't I scream in the dream till I hear it aloud and then I wake. I usually only scream when it is the boogey man. And yes I have had some severe traumas in my life. I don't dream about the trauma; that is locked away in a safe place. I am glad I don't dream about that. The boogey man is akin to the trauma and that is the closest I get to it.


julie

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Mon, 01-17-2005 - 10:04pm
Thanks for sharing your experience Randi. I do believe that I suffer from PTSD due to 9/11. We were living on Anderews AFB when it happned. I felt the rumble from the crash at the Pentagon at my house. I had to get my dd from pre k that morning and could see the plume of smoke from my house, it was quite scary. On top of that living in an area that was frequently evactuated by men with guns yelling at you to get out your house and NOW was not easy to deal with. My life as a military spouse continues and I don't know that I'll ever feel the same about it again. The guards at the gate scare me and every time there is an unexpected knock at my door I immediatly go into an anxiety/panic attack because I'm afraid the past is going to repeat itself. For me that was a major change in my life, it impacted me so much that I can't even tell you. I know that is why I get afraid to go out, to

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