Aysha

Seems like thats all I talk about lately.
I have been having very vivid dreams and nightmares for a couple weeks now.
Well the nightmares are gone and have turned into using dreams again.
Dreamt about 2 long time exes too.
I havent thought about them in forever.
These dreams are so real and I can remember everything.
They are kinda amusing. At least the using ones arent messin with me like they did the first couple weeks.
The nightmares are horrible.
And I will wake up and its like they pick up where they left off.
So strange.
Anyone else going through this in early recovery or even late recovery.
I love to dream..But these are just so strong like.

nogard

not experiencing this chiy, but when I was having rouble with dreams some time ago turned out to be a phyical problem. Worth asking around.

Kevin

CarolD

Do you pray before sleep?

I take a nightly inventory of my
daily intentions and actions
and ask forgiveness and peace.

Just an idea

Lizrox

my first week in rehab I had the most intense dreams...they were so weird. I remember one night I dreamt I was in a parachute (weird)..

newtosobriety

Hello Chiynita,

I never got those nightmares that some recovering alcoholics get, but I did get some very vivid dreams during the first month and a half of sobriety. They never bothered me but they did seem so vivid like I was actually living through them. They since settle down a bit. I still dream but now they don't impact me as much and sometimes I don't even remember that I dreamt.

As far as talking about the same issues, I know what you mean. To me its sleep. I am sleeping better but it is inconsistent. I've probably talked about this the last 10 threads I've posted. I don't know I guess its part of the therapy that one has to give to one self. To vent out! It might be boring or exagerated to others, but you know what they say. Everbody can solve everbody elses problems in 15 minutes!

Keep posting and good luck!

Alive

i used to remember what i dreamed..but these last few days its very vague..i woke up these last few days very sad..i dreamed about the years i was numb...and it sure hurts sleeping or waken..but i love to think when i am awake i can make serious changes..it's supposed to hurt so we move our buts from the burning fire under our feet..lol

take care.chiy..it gets better...

hope the things with court are going good...


p.s: i have dreamed everything from people crapping in the living room..duhh...to me dying consecutively...but now no more..i dream i fight for goals..even tough it hurts when i wake up...my brain already sees me as a winner...and that rocks..

Aducksdelight

I am going through those dreams right now. I am 13 days clean and it seems like every day I have a horrible nightmare or a really trippy dream, like things are melting or I am out in space and wierd things like that. When I was using, I had "normal" dreams about everyday stuff. It is very ironic to me that now that I am clean and in recovery, I am having dreams like acid flashbacks. Go figure

Aysha

My dreams I look like I did years ago and I am dreaming of people from way back. And I am out not in the streets but doing my hustle..On the lookout for the money type thing.Like last night there was a guy who was saying he was trying to quit getting high. And I was rtying to persuade him to get high so I could get me. Thats sad.
I was dreaming about a club I worked at. Fighting some girl. I been fighting people alot in my dreams.
And your right..When I was using I dreamt normal stuff if at all.
How weird is that.
I am just glad the nightmares are over.
Dead people and ghosts and things like that.
I hate those. They creep me out even after I wake up.
I always dream my old house in Florida that I grew up in is haunted.
I always have bad dreams about that house. Dont know why. I miss that house.
Anyway.
Just wanted to share my looney subconscience.

lostmdboy

I had a very realistic dream about drinking the other night. I woke up all worried about having to call my sponcer, and tell him that I had fallen. I am just glad it was a dream. I could live through the guilt, and know what it was to fall with out acually doing it.