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Do you suffer from nightmares or any other sleep disorders?

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I've read several times that Autistic individuals suffer from higher anxiety levels than non-Autistic ones.

I myself suffer from nightmares, for as long as I can remember, that is more than 15 years at least, with varying frequency but on average 1/day, everyday.

There seem to be some studies here and there about a possible link between Au and Nightmares or Sleep Disorders, but I wonder if there is any significance or not.

It's possible that there isn't any strong link as well.

So my questions are:

1. Do you suffer from nightmares or sleep disorders?

2. If you do, did you find practices that helps reduce them?

As for myself, I have tried some things like hot baths, breathing techniques, even medication. None has really helped.

3. Have you read any interesting study in this regard (i.e autism connection to Nightmares or Sleep Disorders.)

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  • Unknown said:
    did you find practices that helps reduce them?

    Most of what I have read indicates that anxiety is the one thing that makes autists more prone to dreams and our low self esteem often makes us more prone to being a victim in nightmares. cPTSD can also influence this.

    I've never suffered serious issues sleep wise but I do suffer from bad dreams more often during times of high stress, but found a way out that works for me.

    Lucid dreaming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream

    It teaches you ways to identify when you are dreaming and take more active control over it, knowing it is a dream. It can be powerful in facing your fears and regaining some power.

    If you do want to try it, I would recommend talking it over with a therapist to find a way to do it that works for you, and to process how it evolves for you. 

    I don't have link to studies for this as I did this over 15 years ago.

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  • Unknown said:
    did you find practices that helps reduce them?

    Most of what I have read indicates that anxiety is the one thing that makes autists more prone to dreams and our low self esteem often makes us more prone to being a victim in nightmares. cPTSD can also influence this.

    I've never suffered serious issues sleep wise but I do suffer from bad dreams more often during times of high stress, but found a way out that works for me.

    Lucid dreaming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream

    It teaches you ways to identify when you are dreaming and take more active control over it, knowing it is a dream. It can be powerful in facing your fears and regaining some power.

    If you do want to try it, I would recommend talking it over with a therapist to find a way to do it that works for you, and to process how it evolves for you. 

    I don't have link to studies for this as I did this over 15 years ago.

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