......Don't really want to discuss the event that caused it, but i have post traumatic stress disorder which manifests in periods of frequent nightmares that are like being inside a horror flick. Tried a drug for it called prazosin but couldn't handle the dizziness. ......Pot seems to supresss all dreams which is good when i'm having the nighttmares but I'm always running out before I can afford to get more. Alcahol works too, but only gives me maybe four hours or so ofsleep before i wake up and can't go back to sleep. ......Funny 'caus i was just griping on the weed forum about how pot keeps me from dreaming. Now i really wish i had some for that very reason. I'm a wreck. wah anyway,..I'm getting drunk now so i can at least get a little sleep but maybe someone knows of some kind of natural supliment or ...jeez i'm open to just about anything at this point. ......I'm on a waiting list for counciling but who knows how long that will take. So any ideas or input would be great. thanx
this aint gonna be the advice you are looking for i am certain... but since i have nothing better to do with my fingers at the moment, here it goes.. confront your demons.... face them head on n battle it out with yourself. The meds merely mask the real issues. They solve nothing and just suppress the symptoms and often cause more issues health wise than you had before. Only you can overcome whatever it was that has happened to cause your bouts of "ptsd" , a counselor can help you talk through them and possible help in that respect but in the end the task is upon you.. yes its easier said than done, but it is possible with time. I do pretty well with my old issues of traumatization n such,,, , counselors of the paid type did me no good, meds made me loony so in the end i realized it was up to me to take care of me n my head n body,,, I smoke,,, which helps tremendously with nitemares,,, (those seem to be my biggest leftover remnants of the past).... so i try not to be without more than a day or two or they recur.... i write alot as well... not for anyone other than myself generally, some i store away n some i burn in a ritualistic manner, talking to others helps at times but ,, mostly its working it all thru in me own head, forgiving others, myself etc etc etc...
Make more money and quit running out of weed. Cut down on your unnecesary smoking (daytime and evening). Good luck!
Yeah, salmon4me that was pretty much the conclusion I came to. Dilligaf, I would love to, as you say--confront my demons but they don't seem to want to sit down and talk like civilized people. They hide till I'm asleep and then it's showtime. Thank god for weed! It's a psychologist in a sandwich bag.
how many demons do you know that are civilized and will sit too...i dunno any so far in life,,, you are stronger than they are GC.. its a matter of how bad you want to overcome them to me,, we can only be controlled by that which we allow
Groove Cookie, I'm going through the same type of thing, and it's very scary and painful. Smoking weed before bed to sleep seems to help me too, but I fell into the habit of smoking it all day long, and I got so lazy and paranoid, I became a prisoner in my own apartment... that was very bad.
yes ,, i do but i handle them a whole lot better than i used too . What used to send me in to a complete tail spin and freak out fit now is a wake up ,,, n yes screaming or flailing etc,,, to a wake up completely, slow down , recognize it was a nitemare, then write it out or talk it thru in my head... and begin a calming down session , relax, deep controlled breathing and a release and generally back to sleep eventually, .. not the best of situations however at same time its controlled and i have come a hell long way from where i was a few years back when i would not allow myself to lay in a bed for more than three hours a stretch for fear of what would result if i allowed myself more time than that to unwind, fall asleep n have the nitemares begin
yeah, I usually go back to sleep after a nightmare, but if I have another one the same night I usually just stay up the rest of the night because I know there will be just be another and another. It's like I just slip into nightmare mode and can't get out of it. I think sometimes it's a self fulfilling prophecy....I go to sleep half-expecting to have a nightmare and that's what I get. Tried lucid dreaming, but I have a hard enough time being lucid when I'm awake! lol
Nightmares are expressions of subconscious fear. Your fear of your nightmares are creating more fear, and perpetuating the cycle. You have to learn to ignore those nightmares and walk forward in daily life. Those nightmares might be there to propel you forward in waking life, so don't try to understand them... that's like opening up your car hood, examining your engine and trying to figure out how it works, instead of just getting in and driving to work like you know you must. Too much inner reflection, especially into negative dreams can be paralyzing and detrimental, so stop doing it. Just live life to the fullest every day, and don't look or think backwards. If you need to get a good nights sleep, try Melatonin (a natural sleep aid), Valerian Root (an herbal sleep aid), Kava Kava (another good herbal sleep aid), Klonopin (a good prescription anti-anxiety), or even Marijuana as you mentioned. Like John Lennon sang: "Whatever gets you through the night, is all right." Whatever it takes.
Your words ring true. I can give myself nightmares just thinking about my nightmares. I generally don't think about them...don't want to. I am getting more used to having them,though. I used to get angry when I'd have one but now I usually just try to go back to sleep, unless it's the second or third. then hell with sleep till tomorrow night. I'm rambling.. but anyway, thanx for the herb and supliment info too. I think i might try the kavakavakavav yeah that one! Maybe vallarian 2 (stinkey, though..ew!)
