I'm sorry. can you watch a funny movie or read a good book to take your mind off of it? My daughter has been having bad dreams and I used to. Some of my meds used to do that to me. Hope you feel better:)

If you're at work take your next restroom break and do some stretches. A tough of yoga or whatever can bring your whole body back into present awareness which can in turn bring your brain back about to where it needs to be.

Sounds very similar if not exactly like a Night Terror. I haven't had one in a very long time. I hate them.

If you added a new med in the last month or so that may be the cause. If it is the cause you will have more nightmares during some of your nights sleep.

My past is also a nightmare.

All i can say is im sorry, i too had horrible nightmares last night, & they are still with me, they too were about past events, well kinda they were worse & the people were mixed up, never the less, horrible, im just trying to keep my brain as busy as possible.
I wish you luck.
HUGS
dee

My dreams are filled with bizarre things about people that I used to know and just crazy stuff they are not really pieced together very well just scrambled up. I think reading books watching something funny or anything that gets your mind off them is what works.

l just woke from one l get them more often if l nap in the day or if l overheat while sleeping...why did l buy a heavy duvet, l had fewer nightmares when l used blankets .... Try keeping something nice by your bed for me its a cuddly toy a book and my rosary they give me comfort and a distraction, the hard part is shaking off the emotion attached to the dream but it can be done try telling yourself its just a dream like a mantra if your mind starts wondering back to the images.

I have found it helpful to write the dream down in a dream journal. Usually when I write something out it allows me to get by it,I have several journals in my laptop for different issues.

I know how you feel...I have nightmares so bad sometimes I can't even talk about them......Music seems to help me some......Joy

I have dreams that seem so realistic, but are obviously not due to taking Tegretol.

I find after I have a disturbing dream, the best medicine is a funny movie. If I don't have immediate access to a funny movie, I do something really distracting, like cleaning, writing poetry or talking to a friend or family member.

I am sorry you had to go through that. I know what you mean. I don't do it all the time, but when I do they are usually horrifying. After a really bad one last week, someone on here suggested I analyze the dream. It took me a few hours, but I felt better about it, after I figured it out.

Also, dreams have a way of fading in your memory over time. I hope you feel better.

sometimes dreams hit a resonant spot - it's unpleasant but i hope it will will dissipate soon.