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Nightmares/paranoia

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Hi,there's a lot that ppl on here don't know about me and what all is contributing to my depression. Something happened to me over 20 yrs ago and i just stuffed it down really far inside of me, and now it's coming back to haunt me..I'm having to deal with it and having serious nightmares about it to the point where i'm not sleeping as well as the pills should allow me to..I'm just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how i can over come what has happened to me so i can stop having these night mares...
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my wife is having a similar problem, it's an ongoing battle and bout all you can do is talk about it and come to terms with it to the point where it no longer becomes the great nagging bane of your life. It's a long journey and i don't think there's an easy solution to that one. If anyone does have some really good suggestions my wife would also be greatful to hear em
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Is someone after you or something after you in the nightmares or is the enviroment in your dreams just going haywire?
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The person in my nightmare that is raping me is the same person(very good friend) that i confided in last time on msn about what happened to me over 20 yrs ago..
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Have you ever tried to speak to them in your dream, I don't know if it would work, as I have never tried it in my dreams of being raped, but when I dream of being chased by someone, If I can remember, I will stop running and turn around and ask them why they are chasing me, and they usually turn out to be not so bad
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Have you talked to that person recently? Sometimes I have weird dreams too. Never been raped but had a dream last week that I was then I woke up before it actually happened. Scary;
mgs1
mgs1
At a point in time, we must all make a decision to declare ourselves a victim or a survivor... Your mind is an amazing thing.
Take a stand. Define yourself.
There is an amazing book, "You can feel Good again." The author is Richard Carlsen. I believe this book would help you.
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Maybe it's the fact that you have only recently talked to someone about this and you are scared they will betray you with this informtion.
If you have never talked about it before it's like an old wound opening up.It's upto you if you wnt to try to face what has happened instead of burrying it.But if you do I think these bad dreams and thoughts will surface for a while until you deal with your past x
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Psychotherapy can be very helpful in dealing with past traumas.
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Counselling and more counselling. The meds can take you only so far. No matter how strong we may feel at times it does help to talk to someone who specializes in many different illnesses. There are many illnesses out there and maybe this isnt depression at all.
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thank you to all...i made an appointment for monday morning with a psychologist...i can't take these feelings that are surfacing..no i haven't talk to this person since this all happened, i don't even know what this person looks like now so i can't even say if i've ran into this person...thank you for your advice
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what are you taking for sleep? I take 50-100mg of Trazadone every night and my Traz induced sleep gives me wierd nightmarish dreams
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i am taking zopiclone 7.5mg a night...i'm not sure if that's a low dose or not for that type of med...
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I have read that the nightmares are a good sign and you need to listen to the messages they are giving you. Its your inner voice trying to help solve your problems with you. after all its the inside that needs fixing rite?
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Thank you for your comment..i never thought about it this way, but you are right it is the inside that needs the fixing...
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have a go at googling how to control your dreams, there is also a lot of books on this subject... I wished that i knew about this years ago when my night mares were at their worst, but thank god i do now this has helped me iomensley with taking the control back on my nightmares, it may help some one else... Also there is sleep therapy that can also be done similar concept but with trained counsellors... Maybe it could help... xxxoooxxx luv lesley
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