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Re-Occuring Nightmare

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I keep having this horrible nightmare everynight. In the dream I am reliving my past, when my now ex husand tried to kill me. The dream is terrifying and I cannot sleep after I awake from it. I do not even know how much sleep I have gotten in the last week or so, not much. Does this happen to anyone else, I mean what can I do to make this all stop. I need to sleep and stop reliving this horrible event in my life, but how?
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Nightmares and flashbacks are symptoms of PTSD, which is common among abuse survivors. If they are truly disrupting you sleep like this, you should get some help with medication and therapy. You need to find a psychiatrist and counselor that works primarily with abuse and/or PTSD victims, as your run-of-the mill psychiatrists often misdiagnose PTSD the first time. I'm not saying that it is a sure diagnosis, because I am not a therapist, but you have a high probablility of that being your problem.
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I am also dealing with nightmares....
the only advice I can give you is to take action....
I am installing security cameras by this weekend so the next time it happens there will be proof...also the protection order helps even if it is just a piece of paper, b/c he has already violated it and we are headed back into court soon....so with a little luck I will be able to sleep knowing he is in jail.
I'm sorry you are going thru something so terrible.
I wish you and your children the best
Carm416
Carm416
I agree with revpatty. You may be suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Your nightmares are recurrent and the theme is "your ex-husband tried to kill you". My suggestion to you would be to seek a psychiatrist who specializes in treatment of people who have been traumatized by abuse. Lots of luck. If you need assistance, the American Psychiatric Association can be of help. Internal Peace, and love. Carm416
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