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Laura has had bad dreams almost every night for ten years. Most nights she gets back to sleep, but sometimes not. It makes her so sad and upset. We talk them through with her to help her process, but I'd love to eliminate them all together. I sometimes wonder if it's stress carried over from not being able to handle issues during the day. We've discussed it with multiple doctors and her psychiatrist. She is on medication, but the issue remains constant even through complete med changes… read more
She does have anxiety. She's starting with a new therapist soon, so I'm hoping that there will be some benefit from that. She often doesn't tell us what she dreams about, so I'm trying to dig more into it with her and ask more pointed questions. Reminding her to come to me when it happens would be good, also. Thanks for the sounding board. It really helps!
My kids never had nightmares but I have. I notice that when I'm under a lot of stress and anxiety that's when I have the nightmares. When my stress level goes down then I don't get them anymore. Does she have a lot of stress during the day ? If so does she talk about what bothers her? Talking about it, asking for help, exercise during the day and doing fun things things she enjoys,etc will help I think. Also the diet can play a role. Eating too many sweets can trigger . Does she have anxiety as well ?
I've never really been one to have nightmares, but I do have anxiety, for which I take medications. I used to have trouble falling asleep when my OCD was really intense, but these days, I sleep like a baby :)
Thanks so much
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