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Old 12-03-2012, 10:08 AM
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Question drunk dreams

I keep having them and they scare me. They feel so real and I wake up feeling guilty and weak. What do they mean?
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I have had lots of drunk dreams in the past and I know they can be really scarry.
I dont think it means you are weak at all.
I cant control what I dream about.
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Old 12-03-2012, 10:19 AM
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I get them too sometimes. While I am drinking in the dream I feel like crap. Guilt, shame, remorse etc. I take it as a good sign that even in my subconcious mind I know that drinking is no good.
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when I wake up from one, I am immediately grateful to be sober. Someone once told me a drunk dream is a freebie...you imagined you drank but didn't. With time they come less & less in my experience. Best of luck!
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Old 12-03-2012, 10:42 AM
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What Bryangt said makes total sense to me.

Plus no hangover with dreams ;-)
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Old 12-03-2012, 10:48 AM
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I think drunk dreams are a sign you are on the right path. They give your subconscious an outlet for the drinking urge and help you wrestle with the part of you still wanting to drink. Soon, you might have drinking dreams where you don't drink and are conscious of having quit. Those can be interesting.
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Old 12-03-2012, 11:02 AM
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My counselor said the same thing that bryangt mentioned. When I told him I kept having dreams about returning to drinking, he said "consider it a freebie.. you go out, experience the drunk, the shame, remorse etc, without actually having to, if anything it only solidifies your recovery". I still have them, 4 years in..
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Old 12-03-2012, 11:07 AM
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I love them,

The relief when you wake up is immense.

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Old 12-03-2012, 11:38 AM
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Funny this topic came up today. I had a drunk (or was it sober) dream last night? I'm a little sketchy on the details but only remember people drinking around me and I wasn't. Needless to say, I woke up pretty relieved.
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Old 12-03-2012, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by bryangt View Post
when I wake up from one, I am immediately grateful to be sober. Someone once told me a drunk dream is a freebie...you imagined you drank but didn't. With time they come less & less in my experience. Best of luck!
This is true to my experience! I still get them from time to time and am grateful to wake up safe and sound, even if it is a little scary! I think that it is very common.
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Old 12-03-2012, 12:24 PM
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Yes indeed, I feel they are a freebie too - I don't have to trash my sobriety to be reminded of the guilt, the mess, and then briefly the hangover horror upon waking our brains are reassessing their focus. That's great I reckon.
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Old 12-03-2012, 01:02 PM
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I get them in waves. I'll go months without them then have one every night for a week. I'm not sure they coincide with anything in particular, but I don't particularly like them. I am glad I have them - the shame/remorse/guilt/hatred for myself I feel in the dream is so real, and I still feel it when I wake up - it reminds me why I quit and how I felt when I did.
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Old 12-03-2012, 01:06 PM
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Dreams are out of your control and mean nothing.

Be thankful they're just dreams.
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Old 12-03-2012, 05:33 PM
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Thank you everyone! I had one last night and woke up with so much guilt until I realized it wasn't real.
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Old 12-03-2012, 05:46 PM
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I prefer dry dreams then the Alcohol wet ones. LOL! Feeling goofy.
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Old 12-03-2012, 06:38 PM
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20 months sober and I still get them every so often.

"Pillow slips"

And yes, a great feeling when you wake and realize it's just a dream.
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Old 12-03-2012, 07:36 PM
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Dreams are just dreams. Don't try to analyze them too much. Be happy you are remembering some of them now!
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Old 12-03-2012, 07:51 PM
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I've noticed a pattern, I seem to get them when I'm not travelling too well, overtired and such. They unsettle me a lot upon awakening, but what's been said about having a "freebie" is dead-on!
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Old 12-03-2012, 07:53 PM
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if ur sober when u have em...take it as a victory
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Old 12-03-2012, 09:30 PM
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I have only had 1 so far, the relief when I woke up was immense and reminded me how much I don't want to get drunk!

It's most certainly not weak, I just put it down to the fact that I put a lot of thought and effort into not drinking, of course I'm going to dream about it occasionally
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