Is this normal?
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Join Date: May 2015
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Is this normal?
So 21 days sober today and I'm literally getting "alcohol dreams" EVERY night. They are awful dreams whereby I'm out drunk offending everyone causing drama etc I am then waking up at 530 in the morning in a panic thinking I have had a drink and have messed up. It takes me about 5 minutes to realise it's not real and was just a dream. Will these eventually stop? It's driving me insane and really affecting my sleep.
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Here's a post I made about 2 weeks ago:
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Last night I woke in a panic. I was dreaming that I was in the Dominican Republic. Beautiful day. Beautiful beach. There by myself. Then in a bar by the beach. Felt the cool trade winds. And then bam. I felt it. A real craving. From deep inside my soul. WTF?! And I FELT myself quit on my sobriety.
Woke up and was scared to sh**.
There's no way I'm even thinking about drinking right now.
Has anyone else experienced this? Out of left field?
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So after waking up and getting some good input from the SR folks, I took it an event that showed me how important sobriety is for me (about 5 months in). It's a blessing, and a real "wake-up" call!
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Last night I woke in a panic. I was dreaming that I was in the Dominican Republic. Beautiful day. Beautiful beach. There by myself. Then in a bar by the beach. Felt the cool trade winds. And then bam. I felt it. A real craving. From deep inside my soul. WTF?! And I FELT myself quit on my sobriety.
Woke up and was scared to sh**.
There's no way I'm even thinking about drinking right now.
Has anyone else experienced this? Out of left field?
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So after waking up and getting some good input from the SR folks, I took it an event that showed me how important sobriety is for me (about 5 months in). It's a blessing, and a real "wake-up" call!
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Congrats on 3 weeks sober! 
Yes, it's normal to have drinking dreams. With more sober time they should fade and go away. I still have them sometimes after over five years. But it only reminds me that I am now sober and it was just a dream.
Yes, it's normal to have drinking dreams. With more sober time they should fade and go away. I still have them sometimes after over five years. But it only reminds me that I am now sober and it was just a dream. Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 563
Hi Lennox, I'm 41 days in and had a few alcohol dreams during the first few weeks. They were very intense just as you described and a good reminder of the horrible feeling of waking up hungover and anxious that I never have to have again. Haven't had any of those dreams lately. Hang in there, 21 days is great! Imagine how drinking again would really affect your sleep...
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