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Do any of you have nightmares constant nightmares? Almost like a flashback or something that happened in your life? It is really making sleep something I do not want to do. I was just wondering if I am alone with this. 
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My last and current bout of DR/DP and panic started with a dream.
I woke up half drunk and was kinda stuck in a crazy nightmare that i was killing people. I had one of the worst panic attacks that morning and i have been feeling crazy since then.
I'm terrified that it might happen again, i have been wondering if I'm still in a dream.
I have been having obsessive fears and constant freak outs for the past week. Its scary...
I woke up half drunk and was kinda stuck in a crazy nightmare that i was killing people. I had one of the worst panic attacks that morning and i have been feeling crazy since then.
I'm terrified that it might happen again, i have been wondering if I'm still in a dream.
I have been having obsessive fears and constant freak outs for the past week. Its scary...
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·I have several recurring nightmares:
1. Being crucified and immolated by people I know.
2. Being raped by multiple men.
3. Being chained to a pyramid and tortured (see "The Book of Hate" for details).
4. Finding "myself" in a "normal" situation, like school, and ripping my doppelganger to shreds with a sword.
5. Being betrayed by people I know (after it actually happens).
6. Being hunted down by a Death Knight down a rainbow colored tunnel, only to run headlong into a grandfather clock that has the face of my grandfather, and both kill me.
7. Being in a rose garden made entirely of ice. (Sometimes it's a nightmare, sometimes it's just a surreal dream, I suppose circumstances cause me to react differently to it).
8. Being in a terrible, war-torn wasteland, with people starving, wounded, and dying all around me, and my body is slowly turning into a giant emerald.
9. Running/driving through the cityscape, trying to avoid the Men In Black
Yours truly,
XEPER
P.S. Those were the only ones off the top of my head, I may come up with more.
P.P.S. If anyone decides to look at "The Book of Hate," (warning: not for the faint of heart) please read the entirety of the text...it's there for a reason.
1. Being crucified and immolated by people I know.
2. Being raped by multiple men.
3. Being chained to a pyramid and tortured (see "The Book of Hate" for details).
4. Finding "myself" in a "normal" situation, like school, and ripping my doppelganger to shreds with a sword.
5. Being betrayed by people I know (after it actually happens).
6. Being hunted down by a Death Knight down a rainbow colored tunnel, only to run headlong into a grandfather clock that has the face of my grandfather, and both kill me.
7. Being in a rose garden made entirely of ice. (Sometimes it's a nightmare, sometimes it's just a surreal dream, I suppose circumstances cause me to react differently to it).
8. Being in a terrible, war-torn wasteland, with people starving, wounded, and dying all around me, and my body is slowly turning into a giant emerald.
9. Running/driving through the cityscape, trying to avoid the Men In Black
Yours truly,
XEPER
P.S. Those were the only ones off the top of my head, I may come up with more.
P.P.S. If anyone decides to look at "The Book of Hate," (warning: not for the faint of heart) please read the entirety of the text...it's there for a reason.
Rainbo -
Even though my DP has subsided these days, I still get recurring nightmares that I talk to my therapist about. They all revolve around my dad growing up.
Nightmares are scary, but just know that they happen to all of us, and they can definitely ruin the next day!
Here is some advice:
1. Avoid all food 3 hours before bed.
2. Avoid all beverages (except some water) 2 hours before bed (esp caffeine). And a side note on caffeine - it has a long half life in the body, so a caffeinated drink from 4pm can linger into the night.
3. Do something active at night (take a walk, run, clean, etc)
4. Read something uplifting before bed.
5. Try and sleep without the TV on (if this is something you do)
6. Make love before you sleep.
Just some advice...hope these nightmares subside soon. Here's a hug your way for a no-nightmare night. <>
Even though my DP has subsided these days, I still get recurring nightmares that I talk to my therapist about. They all revolve around my dad growing up.
Nightmares are scary, but just know that they happen to all of us, and they can definitely ruin the next day!
Here is some advice:
1. Avoid all food 3 hours before bed.
2. Avoid all beverages (except some water) 2 hours before bed (esp caffeine). And a side note on caffeine - it has a long half life in the body, so a caffeinated drink from 4pm can linger into the night.
3. Do something active at night (take a walk, run, clean, etc)
4. Read something uplifting before bed.
5. Try and sleep without the TV on (if this is something you do)
6. Make love before you sleep.
Just some advice...hope these nightmares subside soon. Here's a hug your way for a no-nightmare night. <>
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·Do NOT make love before you go to bed...
For that matter, do not have sex at all!
Tch, bloody hedonists...
Yours truly,
XEPER
P.S. Why is it called making love? You're not actually making love, you're engaging in the bestial, plebian, savage act of rubbing your genitals against someone else's. (See my second post in "The Agony of Loving" for details)
For that matter, do not have sex at all!
Tch, bloody hedonists...
Yours truly,
XEPER
P.S. Why is it called making love? You're not actually making love, you're engaging in the bestial, plebian, savage act of rubbing your genitals against someone else's. (See my second post in "The Agony of Loving" for details)
Hey rainboteers,
Yes, nightmares still get me from time to time; however, I have found that irregular sleep patterns seem to bring them out mostly. Also drinking caffeine before going to bed has a tendency to wack me out more - at least making things a bit more vivid. Missing paxil for a couple days in a row really screws me up when I get back on it....
....I really feel you're fine and you don't have anything serious to worry about - it's just a natural reaction to your body chemistry and your life patterns at the time.
Do you take naps now and then? The odd thing is, I have found that I sleep better at night (or, at least, have fewer weird dreams, etc.) when I take a nap every so often (a half an hour long, etc.). Don't ask me why....I have no idea, it just seems to work for me.....
....Hope this helps.
Yes, nightmares still get me from time to time; however, I have found that irregular sleep patterns seem to bring them out mostly. Also drinking caffeine before going to bed has a tendency to wack me out more - at least making things a bit more vivid. Missing paxil for a couple days in a row really screws me up when I get back on it....
....I really feel you're fine and you don't have anything serious to worry about - it's just a natural reaction to your body chemistry and your life patterns at the time.
Do you take naps now and then? The odd thing is, I have found that I sleep better at night (or, at least, have fewer weird dreams, etc.) when I take a nap every so often (a half an hour long, etc.). Don't ask me why....I have no idea, it just seems to work for me.....
....Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the advice. I will give it a try.
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·XEPER if you are honestly dreaming stuff like that on a regular basis, you NEED to see someone, now. It won't go away on it's own.
I couldn't put up with it for even...well, once. I don't know how long you've been dreaming like this, but I couldn't handle it.
The thing that struck me was being raped by multiple men, your grandfathers face, and your obvious disgust for anything relating to sex.
But hey, I'm just playing join the dots, and going for the easiest, most peddled option, so just ignore me. I'd really seek help though - why would you choose to keep putting yourself through that?
I couldn't put up with it for even...well, once. I don't know how long you've been dreaming like this, but I couldn't handle it.
The thing that struck me was being raped by multiple men, your grandfathers face, and your obvious disgust for anything relating to sex.
But hey, I'm just playing join the dots, and going for the easiest, most peddled option, so just ignore me. I'd really seek help though - why would you choose to keep putting yourself through that?
Fortunately, my feeling patterns were never compromised by DPUniversal said:
My thought patterns are back to normal. I am no longer scared to be away from home, on an airplane, out at night, etc. I have my concentration back at work, and am very productive.
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·Yes. Somethin will happen to me, like say i go to a party and get a bit tipsy, then i will have increadibly real nightmares where i relive that party only in the dream i black out and can't remember what i did there. When i wake up i start wondering if i really did black out when i was at the party in real life. Anyway, you are not alone.rainboteers said:Do any of you have nightmares constant nightmares? Almost like a flashback or something that happened in your life?
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·10. Alien Abduction (I've also had one instance of psychosis when I would experience similar and related phenomenon when I was awake; and no, it wasn't due to sleep apnea)
11. Going to my parents' place of worship and being beaten to a bloody pulp.
12. Having someone break my heart.
13. Falling off of a cliff.
14. Going to school naked (yeah, that's original...).
15. Being in a really HUGE war and killing people brutally and with great ease (despite the latter detail, I still find it horrifying).
Yours truly,
XEPER
P.S. Every time I have a nightmare, I wake up with blood all over my pillow, blanket/comforter, and sometimes on my face. Does anyone else experience this phenomenon, or even heard of it?
11. Going to my parents' place of worship and being beaten to a bloody pulp.
12. Having someone break my heart.
13. Falling off of a cliff.
14. Going to school naked (yeah, that's original...).
15. Being in a really HUGE war and killing people brutally and with great ease (despite the latter detail, I still find it horrifying).
Yours truly,
XEPER
P.S. Every time I have a nightmare, I wake up with blood all over my pillow, blanket/comforter, and sometimes on my face. Does anyone else experience this phenomenon, or even heard of it?
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I've heard of people cutting themselves in their sleep, which would cause bleeding.
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·Really? I've never heard of that. Thank you.
Yours truly,
XEPER
P.S. You know, that would make sense in my case, now that I think about it...
Yours truly,
XEPER
P.S. You know, that would make sense in my case, now that I think about it...
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·I've heard of nosebleeds...Shadow Cat said:
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·I don't suffer from nosebleeds; I would have noticed THOSE...
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·Oh yeah.XEPER said:
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·Was that sarcastic?
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·Does mouse sh*t roll?XEPER said:
Where was this blood coming from then?
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