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Can't sleep and completely terrified

skii
skii

I just can not sleep. I had a very realistic nightmare about a stabbing I was in this year. 


Its way too much to tell about right now but all I'm going to say is the kid went completely ballistic on another kid with a knife and it definitely felt like I was there a second time.

Rizen
Rizen
Sorry you can't sleep. Realistic nightmares are terribly real. Maybe do something to take your mind off of it.
Gladdmatt
Gladdmatt
How awful to have to relive this in your sleep. When you wake up from such a horrible nightmare, perhaps there is something nice you can do for yourself, like have a snack or read in bed or watch TV? Since this happened only recently, IMHO it's normal that you would have nightmares about it. It shows you are a caring person with empathy for others. I don't know if that makes you feel any better, but I'll say a prayer for you to heal.
JennAdeleK
JennAdeleK
I am so sorry to hear that you had to not only live through that, but then relive it in a nightmare. Gentle (((HUGS))) I hope this is just an isolated incident and you sleep much better tonight. Maybe try some soothing herbal tea before bed and read a fun and/or calming book...
patti22
patti22
I had some horrific nightmares last night too. I've usually got tricks to deal with them, but I went from one back into another.

Tricks I use though: Getting up and walking around. Youtube videos. Study something. Get MAD (like really really mad) at something. Alternately, if there's something really funny. Eat someone with a relatively strong taste. Classical music (the complexity of it sometimes captures me, if not Beach Boys harmonics, a song with complicated lyrics that I know...), poetry that I had to memorize that I've somehow never forgotten, replying to posts on DS (even if I end up deleting the replies).

I have to pull my brain from what it was thinking about, and fill it up with different things to think about.

Far, far, far easier said than done, but it's what gets me through.

Hugs as you figure out what helps you,
Patti
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I'm so sorry you had such a bad night..... Gentle hug of calm and support.....xo
LillyPotter
LillyPotter
i'm so sorry too. hugs
skii
skii
Thanks everyone
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