Published on 12, July, 2020
Example 1: At my last psych appointment the pdoc said I looked happy. I didn't think I was.
Example 2: Was recently seen at main hospital emergency department because of chest pains. Tests were ok, but BP was higher than normal . Had to go for follow up the next day . Doctor said it had been raised because I was anxious. Apparently my pulse rate was fast. I hadn't noticed I was anxious.
I don't think it happens all the time ie I sometimes know when I'm anxious etc .
I tend to think I am but then am often alerted to what I'm really feeling by vivid dreams or nightmares. Sometimes, especially at times of great stress of turmoil, my conscious mind doesn't seem to alert me.
When I DO sleep I find the same! And I can usually work out my anxieties past and present from often really bizarre dreams/nightmares. I didn’t realise anyone else’s brain does that JennyB!
Yes, it's as though my dreaming mind comes back to all of the things my conscious mind has either suppressed or hasn't taken fully on board. Occasionally it borders on the prophetic or utterly frightening and I wake up with a jolt. These dreams really stand out and have a different quality to them from my run-of-the-mill dream states.