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Nightmares & insomnia

Robert124

I suffer from the dual evil of nightmares and insomnia and need help.

For example, today I woke at 4am from a nightmare and I cannot fall asleep (insomnia).  I am also afraid to go back to sleep because in the past I have had nightmares following nightmares when I fall asleep after a short break.

With inadequate sleep I get up tired.  With nightmarish sleep I get up tired.

I don't have sleeping tablets at home as a precaution.  Because in my recent past I've attempted suicide by overdosing with tablets.

So I sit in bed.  Either reading , worrying or on the internet.

Any Help or advice is much appreciated!

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  • As  stated:

    Plastic said:
    I learned to embrace the dreams - to explore them and follow them as they pan out. Sometimes they end at a place where I wanted to go further, someimes they end at a point where I'm annoyed at something in the dream.

    Perhaps consider studying Freud's ~ The Interpretation of Dreams ~ so that you know more what you are dealing with. In terms of dream architectures it really is very good indeed, only the sexual theme bias to the interpretations is wrong. Children form a platonic bond with their parents when all is well, not a sexual one. So if you are interested keep that in mind possibly.

    Here is a PDF of the book if you so wish.

    The Interpretation of Dreams Sigmund Freud (1900)

    https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Freud/Dreams/dreams.pdf
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  • As  stated:

    Plastic said:
    I learned to embrace the dreams - to explore them and follow them as they pan out. Sometimes they end at a place where I wanted to go further, someimes they end at a point where I'm annoyed at something in the dream.

    Perhaps consider studying Freud's ~ The Interpretation of Dreams ~ so that you know more what you are dealing with. In terms of dream architectures it really is very good indeed, only the sexual theme bias to the interpretations is wrong. Children form a platonic bond with their parents when all is well, not a sexual one. So if you are interested keep that in mind possibly.

    Here is a PDF of the book if you so wish.

    The Interpretation of Dreams Sigmund Freud (1900)

    https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Freud/Dreams/dreams.pdf
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