jonah
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I'm sure someone has posted about this at some point in the past, but I thought I'd post this anyway
Basically I've been having a problematic amount of nightmares. I've always frequently gotten bouts of night terrors, at least since I was about five or six, which I always find freaks other people out more than it does me, since I very rarely remember them. As of late though I've been having really very vivid nightmares, of a particularly distressing and disturbing nature, which for various reasons I won't actually detail here. Anyway, I find these more irritating because I usually remember every detail and wake up really distressed. Also since I almost always dream lucidly, sometimes during these nightmares I get that feeling of being trapped in it, because a part of me knows its not real, but it's like being forced to live it out anyway.
Anyway, its all very basic really, except I'm starting to wake up so shaken from them that I can descend into a bit of a panic, and sometimes even lead to panic attacks, particularly if someone wakes me up during the dream. I was wondering if anyone here has had any similar experiences, and has any advice for it? Its a weird one, nightmares, because its sort of part of everyones life, but its gotten to the point where I'm having the same dream every night and its messing with my head
Basically I've been having a problematic amount of nightmares. I've always frequently gotten bouts of night terrors, at least since I was about five or six, which I always find freaks other people out more than it does me, since I very rarely remember them. As of late though I've been having really very vivid nightmares, of a particularly distressing and disturbing nature, which for various reasons I won't actually detail here. Anyway, I find these more irritating because I usually remember every detail and wake up really distressed. Also since I almost always dream lucidly, sometimes during these nightmares I get that feeling of being trapped in it, because a part of me knows its not real, but it's like being forced to live it out anyway.
Anyway, its all very basic really, except I'm starting to wake up so shaken from them that I can descend into a bit of a panic, and sometimes even lead to panic attacks, particularly if someone wakes me up during the dream. I was wondering if anyone here has had any similar experiences, and has any advice for it? Its a weird one, nightmares, because its sort of part of everyones life, but its gotten to the point where I'm having the same dream every night and its messing with my head