I have been having awful dreams: my 1st dream: I had a dream that I was drowning and I actually woke up coughing. My 2nd: I had a baby girl and my baby was blind and death. And my lastest one was lastnight: I had a dream that I saw my deceased grandmother; she told me that I was pregnant and when I went to the doctor office-I really was pregnant. My granny told me that she wanted me to name my baby after her and I did.
2006-07-07 12:06:15 · 13 answers · asked by Chinadoll 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I had years of nightmares and finally got rid of them in a simple way. What I do is every night I sit on the edge of my bed and outloud I talk to myself, I say something like this. "you don't have to be afraid of your dreams, you are strong and you don't need anyone to rescue you. And I am strong enough to take care of my children. I don't need these dreams that disrupt my peace.
I will not let myself continue to have these dreams."
Actually it took two nights of me talking to my self when I stoped the dreams. I continued to say it every night before I went to be for a couple of months. Then I stopped. If I ever have a bad dream, I talk to myself the next night. And the dreams were done.
I can't even remember the last time I had a nightmare.
I pray that this helps you. /And thans you for serving our country.
How wonderful for you to of had a visit from your grandma. Not all dreams are bad.
2006-07-07 12:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you still active duty? Because usually I would say, see a counselor - but if you are and intend to remain active that could really hurt your career.
If these are keeping you up at night, you will need to see at least a regular doctor eventually. Sleep loss can lead to great errors in reflex and judgement. Even for a civilian that can be dangerous, but depending on your position in the military you could be in even greater danger.
If you are off active duty, call your regular doctor and get a refferal to a psychiatrist (for pills) or psychologist (for talking). It can get worse than this so nip it in the bud if you can.
If you are still active but in the states. Call a local church and see if you can get "pastoral counseling". It is usually cheap or free and always confidential. It is not the same as a regular psychologist, but it is certainly the next best thing.
I am so sorry you have been having this hard time recently. Thank you for your sacrafice in serving, and may God bless your path in the future.
2006-07-07 19:17:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jeanne- LEAVES Military Ministry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a message, that is telling you "WAKE UP".
Dreams has scientifically explinations, there is something you're not sure about, you're having doubts about something you saw, something that shocked you in Iraq.
Giving birth to a blind baby girl, might be a sign that you were born being blind about something, and since you arrived to Iraq you found the truth, you found an answer, but you're refusing to accept it.
So Wake Up..! :) and good luck.
2006-07-07 19:24:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your commanding officer that you feel you need to see a psychiatrist he can arrange for you to be seen. Don't be embarrassed about it alot of ppl that come back for war need help you see and do alot of $hit in war that messes you up for a while if you seek help you can usually get through it if not most wind up like the Vietnam vets that still freak when they hear choppers(my granddad was in nam and till the day he passed if a chopper flew by he would break out in wild sweats).
2006-07-07 19:15:24 · answer #4 · answered by shellshell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You seem to be showing some signs of anxiety. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder tends to present itself in the form of nightmares and flashbacks of traumatic events. It is very common in soldiers who have experienced combat. There are support groups for the military and, of course, a therapist would help.
2006-07-07 19:13:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should go to the doc to be checked for PTSD. My husband had a bad dream one night and ended up hitting me multiple times.... sadly he thought there was a camel spider on my face and he kept screaming "Oh my God! It's huge! Don't move I will kill it!" But the point is if you are having bad dreams you don't know when it will get so bad that you end up hurting someone.
2006-07-07 19:11:25 · answer #6 · answered by 20mommy05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might seek counseling to get you past this point in your life.
If you are religious, you might pray to God to remove these nightmares from you.
It might also help if you talk to trusted friends and family. Perhaps their words will resonate with truth and the nightmares will diminish or go away completely.
Good luck!
2006-07-07 19:11:37 · answer #7 · answered by mgctouch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to speak to a Dr at a VA facility. You are suffering from post traumatic stress which is not unusual for someone returning from combat. I hope they can help you. Thank you for your service.
2006-07-07 19:10:26 · answer #8 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can't come grips with your mental problems to do with active duty, The military provides mental professionals just for that purpose.
2006-07-07 19:14:13 · answer #9 · answered by oldman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a shameful thing to seek out help if you need it. Talk to a doctor about it and get help.
2006-07-07 19:11:06 · answer #10 · answered by pappa_15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋