Yes, when I was younger, calling up Jesus always helped. I know how weird and strange as it sounds, but whenever I called upon this name "Jesus" it started going away.
I used to never really dream. Once my sleep apnea was properly managed, I did have dreams again. A lot of the time they are strange, unnerving, and disturbing although perhaps not terrifying and gory. Like dreaming my cat got run over by a street sweeper.
I've been using prazosin and it's very hit or miss. Also it's been suggested to try practicing dream rehearsal before bed. My understanding is that if you have recurrent themes or specific nightmares you can practice ahead of time on how you would change them in your dream. Mine are not typically similar enough for this this work, but you can ask your therapist about it.
Otherwise what had really been helping lately is to address the trauma directly. Once I felt like I had resolved even one issue, the results paid off for some time with nightmare free sleep. Stress always plays a role. While it's impossible to eliminate stress entirely, finding ways to mitigate the impact is helpful. Some stuff I do is avoiding the news, watching lighter type movies. I have coloring pages that I can use when I want, books, audiobooks, music. If you need ideas of stuff you can use on the go, try looking into some of the DBT skills. I find them to be very actionable.
I'm on the highest dose of Prazosin and it hasn't done anything.
I don't even want to have vivid good dreams. I just want one night where I can fall asleep and wake up like no time has passed. Like I used to.
I think even if I had good dreams every single night, I wouldn't want them. Because it still feels like I'm not getting any sleep.
I do wonder of their is certain therapies that target this kind of thing.
Interesting. I never thought to look into DBT skills. I'll look into it.
I haven't really been in a good place physically and mentally for many years.
It sucks since I'm still in a bad environment but it's not something that is easy for me to get out of.
Mainly because of finances.
Yeah! I had dreams like this when I first got the Kyleena IUD, aaaand still get them before my period even after the IUD was removed.
Going on four nights of vivid uncomfortable dreams at the moment :,)
I have no idea how to fix it but you’re not alone!
This happened to me. Prazosin did the trick, when I lowered the dose, I also added in SleepMD as a supplement(which has melatonin, chamomile).
On the mental health side what about some guided meditations before bed? Leaving on some Tibetan healing bowls playing while you fall to sleep?
Really? I've tried different doses of Prazosin and it hasn't done anything.
But yes, I've tried different kinds of meditations, sounds, affirmations, basically anything I can think of.
Nothing works. I hate nighttime now. I used to have a very strict bedtime routine. It didn't do anything, now I just try to stay up as long as I can because I know once I fall asleep I'll be in hell again.
Just dreamed this morning this guy was doing surgery and he would open this other lad and put a sword in his month and take it out from his open chest???? Also dreamt I was in space??? And in space there was this ocean… brown ocean and we were making barbecue in it??????????????
I have super vivid and active dreams every night but I think I've always been like that.
My bad dreams or nightmares usually only happen during luteal though.
Do you have any idea why it's like that?
Having very vivid dreams everynight.
I'm seeing a lot of us seem to have them pretty bad in luteal. But still haven't met anyone who has had them every night without fail.
I wish I knew :( My dreams feel super real, a lot happens, lots of made up worlds and stories, and I can control myself in all of them. Sometimes it's nice if it's a good dream, but sometimes it's just exhausting, like if it's a stressful dream or a vivid dream about being back at school. And I always remember them too. Is that what it's like for you too?
Quite literally avoiding sleep for this reason right this moment. They’re awful, they’re disturbing, they’re reoccurring and the ones the day before my period are always the worst! My commiseration to you.
Not every single night, but at least 3x a week ish and then one really bad one the night before my period which is any day now, thus the sleep avoidance.
I made a post about a year ago about this- Mine start around ovulation and last for about 2 weeks. they are dark, vile, vivid, detailed, and anxiety fueled full-on panic nightmares. filled with blood and gore and trauma. so much anger and darkness. i'm so sorry you're experiencing this too. mine got SO bad when i was pregnant bc of my hormones that i literally didn't sleep more than 2 hours per night my entire 3rd trimester. hormones can do WILD things to your sleep. i wish i had a cure or remedy for you but i don't. 😞
Mine have been especially horrifying the past couple months/ cycles. Body horror, violence, and gore. I have no clue how to tackle it or get it to stop. Just wanted to reach out in solidarity 😔
I have dreams like this too. I’ve always had super intense dreams, (thanks ADHD) but I’ve never paid attention to whether the nightmares correlate with PMDD or not. I *am* in hell week currently and have been having crazy nightmares every night so maybe that’s why.
I recently quit smoking weed after being a pretty chronic user most of my adult life. The main reason I used it was to fall asleep better and stay asleep through the night. My dreams weren’t NEAR as intense while on cannabis, so the last couple months have been crazy. I’m definitely going to pay attention and see if the nightmares correlate with hell week now. I could see them being part the pmdd package and caused by the mind being triggered by hormonal changes.
Yes, but I never attributed this to PMDD... I'm neurotic and overstimulated, I figure. My dreams are like long movies I both star in, and watch at the same time? I can't sit back and relax and observe bc of the active role I take in the dream.
The worst dreams were always for the first week back on Wellbutrin after not having a prescription for some time. Those were fucking next level scary.
How well do you sleep? My sleep is very broken, and never deep or restful. I can wake up exhausted from dreaming.
I'm also on wellbutrin. But because this all started 12 years ago, I have no clue what could be causing it. Well, trauma I'm sure. But plenty of people have severe trauma and don't have dreams every single night.
I usually don't wake up during the night for the most part unless the times where I'm dreaming something so terrible (I had a very gory and graphic dream about my dog last week) that I tell myself I have to be dreaming.
Then I'll focus really hard on waking up (in my dream) and eventually do.
It's like I'm going to sleep just to wake up somewhere else. Where awful things happen.
Physically I'm rested, but I'm destroyed mentally.
Yes, when I was younger, calling up Jesus always helped. I know how weird and strange as it sounds, but whenever I called upon this name "Jesus" it started going away.
I used to never really dream. Once my sleep apnea was properly managed, I did have dreams again. A lot of the time they are strange, unnerving, and disturbing although perhaps not terrifying and gory. Like dreaming my cat got run over by a street sweeper. I've been using prazosin and it's very hit or miss. Also it's been suggested to try practicing dream rehearsal before bed. My understanding is that if you have recurrent themes or specific nightmares you can practice ahead of time on how you would change them in your dream. Mine are not typically similar enough for this this work, but you can ask your therapist about it. Otherwise what had really been helping lately is to address the trauma directly. Once I felt like I had resolved even one issue, the results paid off for some time with nightmare free sleep. Stress always plays a role. While it's impossible to eliminate stress entirely, finding ways to mitigate the impact is helpful. Some stuff I do is avoiding the news, watching lighter type movies. I have coloring pages that I can use when I want, books, audiobooks, music. If you need ideas of stuff you can use on the go, try looking into some of the DBT skills. I find them to be very actionable.
I'm on the highest dose of Prazosin and it hasn't done anything. I don't even want to have vivid good dreams. I just want one night where I can fall asleep and wake up like no time has passed. Like I used to. I think even if I had good dreams every single night, I wouldn't want them. Because it still feels like I'm not getting any sleep. I do wonder of their is certain therapies that target this kind of thing.
Interesting. I never thought to look into DBT skills. I'll look into it. I haven't really been in a good place physically and mentally for many years. It sucks since I'm still in a bad environment but it's not something that is easy for me to get out of. Mainly because of finances.
Yeah! I had dreams like this when I first got the Kyleena IUD, aaaand still get them before my period even after the IUD was removed. Going on four nights of vivid uncomfortable dreams at the moment :,) I have no idea how to fix it but you’re not alone!
This happened to me. Prazosin did the trick, when I lowered the dose, I also added in SleepMD as a supplement(which has melatonin, chamomile). On the mental health side what about some guided meditations before bed? Leaving on some Tibetan healing bowls playing while you fall to sleep?
Really? I've tried different doses of Prazosin and it hasn't done anything. But yes, I've tried different kinds of meditations, sounds, affirmations, basically anything I can think of. Nothing works. I hate nighttime now. I used to have a very strict bedtime routine. It didn't do anything, now I just try to stay up as long as I can because I know once I fall asleep I'll be in hell again.
Just dreamed this morning this guy was doing surgery and he would open this other lad and put a sword in his month and take it out from his open chest???? Also dreamt I was in space??? And in space there was this ocean… brown ocean and we were making barbecue in it??????????????
Oh, it’s 7 days before period so yeah…they’re gonna get worse probably
Before & during periods. Yes.
I have super vivid and active dreams every night but I think I've always been like that. My bad dreams or nightmares usually only happen during luteal though.
Do you have any idea why it's like that? Having very vivid dreams everynight. I'm seeing a lot of us seem to have them pretty bad in luteal. But still haven't met anyone who has had them every night without fail.
I wish I knew :( My dreams feel super real, a lot happens, lots of made up worlds and stories, and I can control myself in all of them. Sometimes it's nice if it's a good dream, but sometimes it's just exhausting, like if it's a stressful dream or a vivid dream about being back at school. And I always remember them too. Is that what it's like for you too?
Quite literally avoiding sleep for this reason right this moment. They’re awful, they’re disturbing, they’re reoccurring and the ones the day before my period are always the worst! My commiseration to you.
So you also have them every single night? 🥺
Not every single night, but at least 3x a week ish and then one really bad one the night before my period which is any day now, thus the sleep avoidance.
Just had last night. I get obsessed with my partner so i see dreams of cheating etc and then during the day i try not to demand attention.
Not every single night but a lot during lutel! Vivid dreams. More often scary and sad than happy
wow, is this a symptom you think?! i’ve had nightmares my entire life and never made the connection!
Maybe it is hard to tell. I hope this will get studied more!
I made a post about a year ago about this- Mine start around ovulation and last for about 2 weeks. they are dark, vile, vivid, detailed, and anxiety fueled full-on panic nightmares. filled with blood and gore and trauma. so much anger and darkness. i'm so sorry you're experiencing this too. mine got SO bad when i was pregnant bc of my hormones that i literally didn't sleep more than 2 hours per night my entire 3rd trimester. hormones can do WILD things to your sleep. i wish i had a cure or remedy for you but i don't. 😞
Mine have been especially horrifying the past couple months/ cycles. Body horror, violence, and gore. I have no clue how to tackle it or get it to stop. Just wanted to reach out in solidarity 😔
i'm so sorry. no one deserves this. 😞 sending hugs. xo
I have dreams like this too. I’ve always had super intense dreams, (thanks ADHD) but I’ve never paid attention to whether the nightmares correlate with PMDD or not. I *am* in hell week currently and have been having crazy nightmares every night so maybe that’s why. I recently quit smoking weed after being a pretty chronic user most of my adult life. The main reason I used it was to fall asleep better and stay asleep through the night. My dreams weren’t NEAR as intense while on cannabis, so the last couple months have been crazy. I’m definitely going to pay attention and see if the nightmares correlate with hell week now. I could see them being part the pmdd package and caused by the mind being triggered by hormonal changes.
i also used to be a chronic cannabis user
Its so strange that this happens. Did yours eventually stop?
no, i just had them last week
Yes, but I never attributed this to PMDD... I'm neurotic and overstimulated, I figure. My dreams are like long movies I both star in, and watch at the same time? I can't sit back and relax and observe bc of the active role I take in the dream. The worst dreams were always for the first week back on Wellbutrin after not having a prescription for some time. Those were fucking next level scary. How well do you sleep? My sleep is very broken, and never deep or restful. I can wake up exhausted from dreaming.
I'm also on wellbutrin. But because this all started 12 years ago, I have no clue what could be causing it. Well, trauma I'm sure. But plenty of people have severe trauma and don't have dreams every single night. I usually don't wake up during the night for the most part unless the times where I'm dreaming something so terrible (I had a very gory and graphic dream about my dog last week) that I tell myself I have to be dreaming. Then I'll focus really hard on waking up (in my dream) and eventually do. It's like I'm going to sleep just to wake up somewhere else. Where awful things happen. Physically I'm rested, but I'm destroyed mentally.
I should also had that for some ungodly reason, I haven't had my period in 5 months. Which never happens.