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FirstLight

(14,312 posts) Sun Dec 15, 2024, 06:38 AM Dec 15

3am... My son just woke me from a nightmare that

I couldn't get myself out of 😭

He heard me trying to scream in my sleep over and over...

All I can remember was that I was trying to tell people that something was wrong, and nobody believed me! I kept saying that I needed help and nobody heard...

I clung to him and sobbed. My shirt was cold with sweat. I couldn't swim to the surface of consciousness...thank God he had his ' daddy' ears 1on listening for the baby...
Trauma sucks.

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3am... My son just woke me from a nightmare that (Original Post) FirstLight Dec 15 OP

It sure does. OldBaldy1701E Dec 15 #1

Nightmares suck COL Mustard Dec 15 #2

I'm always back on a job I did over 50 years ago. multigraincracker Dec 15 #3

Nightmares can be nightmarish Schlocko Dec 15 #4

JEEZ...was it a trauma dump night or what? FirstLight Dec 15 #5

OldBaldy1701E

(6,630 posts)

1. It sure does.

Reply to FirstLight (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:09 AM

Dec 15

All I can remember was that I was trying to tell people that something was wrong, and nobody believed me! I kept saying that I needed help and nobody heard...

I am so sorry, but this is not a nightmare. That is the reality of today.

So glad you have someone to be there for you. Plenty do not.

COL Mustard

(6,993 posts)

2. Nightmares suck

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Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:39 AM

Dec 15

I went through a period about 4 years ago when my nightmares happened almost every night. I got to the point where I’d rather be awake and exhausted than asleep and terrified.

Peace and sleep!

multigraincracker

(34,334 posts)

3. I'm always back on a job I did over 50 years ago.

Reply to FirstLight (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:43 AM

Dec 15

But, it’s just a dream I figure.

Schlocko

(53 posts)

4. Nightmares can be nightmarish

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Sun Dec 15, 2024, 01:09 PM

Dec 15

I’ve had some intense ones straight out of a body-horror novel. Medication helped. So glad you had someone there to help pull you out of yours. May the healing continue.

FirstLight

(14,312 posts)

5. JEEZ...was it a trauma dump night or what?

Reply to FirstLight (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 02:11 PM

Dec 15

Guess the Full Moon has somethng to do with all of it. In one, my ex husband of 20 years ago was trying to come inside my house and I told him no and he had a fucking PRIEST with him who said he could take whatever he wanted...

Another one someone tried to steal my car (not my current one, but...ok) and I hung onto the door and he did donuts until i flew off and got run over

and this morning was zombie hoardes, and whoever was driving the truck was going tooooo s l o w....

Suffice it to say there wasn't much good rest all night.

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