or dont ill just go find my own way to deal thanks

i have nightmares too. i usually just stay awake for a little while and then try going back to sleep. otherwise i seem to be able to fall right where i left off :(

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hope you're able to get peaceful rest..

I'm sorry you had a nightmare, those can feel so real. Do you want to talk about it?

thank you for replying to me it makes me feel not so alone. i have really bad and really scary nightmares. this one reminded me of that movie they are showing previews of, the last exorcism, mixed with my real life. i'm so tired and trying so hard not to fall asleep because i know that it will be back and i'm so scared of how it will end.

I'm sorry, I've seen that preview and it looks like a really scary movie. Did something happen in your life to trigger your nightmare, or do they just come randomly?

when i was younger stuff happened and now i just get them all the time like almost every night. i just want them to go away. i'm deathly afraid t sleep but obviously i have to. usually i can't sleep unless i'm at that point where i can't stay awake any more.

I'm so sorry, you must be exhausted! Have you gotten any counseling to help you deal with what happened to you? You really deserve to be able to heal from whatever happened.

i tried but my therapist gave up on me she cancelled my appointmennt some months ago and then told me she'd call me to reschedule. she called me like 3 weeks ago, after at least 4 months of no contact, to reschedule. i said it was too late she already betrayed me. now i feel betrayed and abandoned all over again sothats not going to help me find a therapist i can trust

That sucks, a therapist is supposed to help you feel connected and safe, and she violated her role by abandoning you when you needed her. I wouldn't have wanted to see her anymore either. I hope you don't let her ruin seeking help for you though. I know it's hard, but I hope you can try to trust another therapist. Please know that most would never do that. And you deserve to put these nightmares and whatever trauma you went through behind you.

Nightmares can be so intense. Ive had terrible ones where I have actually woke up crying. These are ones where I dream of something happening to my children and family. Try to shake it off and maybe when you go back to sleep it wont appear again. This often happens for me.

i fell back asleep on accidedent and a different scary one happeend

how often do you have nightmares?

there are behavioral treatments, as well as medications you can use.

there are other ways of blocking REM sleep as well, but i might get fussed at for advocating the use of marijuana ;)

I love you sweetie. Im here if you need to talk....

Good morning,
I too am sorry you were betrayed by your therapist.You need to find another or call your therapist or your therapists direct supervisor if she is not an independent practicioner.
I do not know what helps for night mares. I can't imagine what you feel alone trying to deal with nightmares.

A new therapist is recommended, something to help sleep. Lastly, the power of Prayer is a pround tool for assistance. Right now I pray for you. RIght now I rebuke those nightmares and ask that you have peace.