nightmares
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 171
nightmares
Ive started new stuff now , maybe this is related to my sleep? before i couldnt sleep, now the pins and needles have subsided and i can get some good quality sleep,maybe too good? i woke up screaming at some shadowy figure coming up my stairs in a top hat and the alfred Hitchcock theme in the background ,i couldnt do anything because i was tied up in some larger than life pasta? couldnt swing ,all i could do was yell ..it was 4am ,im sure the neighbours loved that , i keep my window open a touch for my AC.
I did have another 2 day relapse and am on another day9 ,dont wanna get into it ,except to say i f#cked up. no excuses and this time it is harder than ever,I think the kindling is definately at work .
Nerve issues were exceptionally bad this go around, i had to take pain pills and wear socks to bed just to try and sleep for a few hours a night. just not worth it and it pissed me off that i binged for a couple days, time to move on
I did have another 2 day relapse and am on another day9 ,dont wanna get into it ,except to say i f#cked up. no excuses and this time it is harder than ever,I think the kindling is definately at work .
Nerve issues were exceptionally bad this go around, i had to take pain pills and wear socks to bed just to try and sleep for a few hours a night. just not worth it and it pissed me off that i binged for a couple days, time to move on
SR Fan
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 7,910
Congrats on your 9 days, junk!
I had those really intense dreams, too, right after getting sober (along with all those other fun things related to our brains getting sober
). Like you said, it's definitely not worth it..... glad you've decided to "move on!"
I had those really intense dreams, too, right after getting sober (along with all those other fun things related to our brains getting sober
). Like you said, it's definitely not worth it..... glad you've decided to "move on!"
Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: North Tonawanda ny
Posts: 10
Nightmares also. Had such a bad day at work can't help but drink!
Originally Posted by junk33 
Ive started new stuff now , maybe this is related to my sleep? before i couldnt sleep, now the pins and needles have subsided and i can get some good quality sleep,maybe too good? i woke up screaming at some shadowy figure coming up my stairs in a top hat and the alfred Hitchcock theme in the background ,i couldnt do anything because i was tied up in some larger than life pasta? couldnt swing ,all i could do was yell ..it was 4am ,im sure the neighbours loved that , i keep my window open a touch for my AC.
I did have another 2 day relapse and am on another day9 ,dont wanna get into it ,except to say i f#cked up. no excuses and this time it is harder than ever,I think the kindling is definately at work .
Nerve issues were exceptionally bad this go around, i had to take pain pills and wear socks to bed just to try and sleep for a few hours a night. just not worth it and it pissed me off that i binged for a couple days, time to move on
I did have another 2 day relapse and am on another day9 ,dont wanna get into it ,except to say i f#cked up. no excuses and this time it is harder than ever,I think the kindling is definately at work .
Nerve issues were exceptionally bad this go around, i had to take pain pills and wear socks to bed just to try and sleep for a few hours a night. just not worth it and it pissed me off that i binged for a couple days, time to move on
~sb
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: MD
Posts: 15,966
alcohol changes normal sleep patterns (basically, it's brain damage)
we have to re-learn how to sleep and those neurons need to create new pathways
they don't last too long, they will go away, if you stay stopped!!
we have to re-learn how to sleep and those neurons need to create new pathways
they don't last too long, they will go away, if you stay stopped!!
Sobriety is Traditional
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Orcas Island, Washington
Posts: 9,066
Sometimes I feel I shouldn't share my experience, but it's always good to consider alternative ways of doing things.
I went to detox, which was such a distraction that I didn't think about my problems the first few days. Then when I got home, I was so glad to be home that there was no way I was going to ruin that gratitude by drinking.
I had bad dreams, okay dreams, and some nights I didn't sleep very well. But there was no way I was going to go through any of the problems associated with drinking, so I just don't think of drinking at all.
I went to detox, which was such a distraction that I didn't think about my problems the first few days. Then when I got home, I was so glad to be home that there was no way I was going to ruin that gratitude by drinking.
I had bad dreams, okay dreams, and some nights I didn't sleep very well. But there was no way I was going to go through any of the problems associated with drinking, so I just don't think of drinking at all.
Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Southern Spain
Posts: 355
Very much identify with you on the nightmares. Also, lots of horrible pictures and thoughts racing through my mind when awake but with eyes closed. Not sure why they happen, but maybe something to do with brain/body chemistry.
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
