I have had nightmares for nearly 4 years now, they started a while after I returned from Iraq in 2003. I know everyone claims PTSD when they have nightmares and bad memories, but I don't know if that is what I am suffering from. Is it normal to have nightmares after seeing things like that? Or does having the nightmares mean I suffer from PTSD?
Its not always the same, sometimes its just sounds, or just hazy images and i feel scared, or like I know my buddy needs help but i can't get to him, and no matter how bad he is hurt or even if I know hes dead, I try to get to him but cannot.
Sometimes its specific events, and I swear every night I see them, its like I see them more vividly then when it actually happened, like they burnt into my mind and they just wont leave.
I had a dream once that I was ambushed and we tried to fend off the attack, and right in the middle of the fight, everything disappeared and I was in my living room crouched behind the sofa.
One time I had a dream of a firefight just past An Nassiryia in Iraq, everything was exactly the same until a bus got hit with a TOW missile, and as I watched the bus explode and burn, its was like I knew everyone from my whole life I knew was in there and they were all dying and I had no way of stopping it, I couldn't even move to protect them from the hit. I've only had this dream once, but it woke me up from a dead sleep and I didn't sleep for nearly 3 days.
I need to know how to make this stop, its getting worse and its getting harder to close my eyes at night because I sometimes tremble at the thought of what I might see when I fall asleep. I need help, what do I do, and what does that dream mean?
2007-08-11 14:11:00 · 5 answers · asked by ems_fire_rescue_ks 2 in Social Science ➔ Dream Interpretation
I suffer from PTSD from a few horrific calls i went on. I literally could not sleep for months. I constantly would wake up re-living these 2 calls i went on. Then i would dream of myself in the person's position when i was trying to help them.
Have you ever considered talking to someone? Like a counsler? It might actually help you out and maybe help you stop with these dreams.
I really hope everything works out for you. Its a rough road, i know beacuse i live it...
2007-08-11 15:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by LifeisShortButSweet4Certain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Dreamcrowd:
Research shows that the content of most dreams is more frequently unpleasant than pleasant. Most people have experienced violent dreams or dreams in which they are being attacked. To understand your dream consider all of its details and think about whether you are the attacker or the attackee. If you are being attacked, then maybe you are feeling somewhat vulnerable in some area of your daily life. If you are doing the attacking, it may be that you are releasing some of your frustrations and anger while expressing negative feelings in such ways that you are unable to do in daily life.
Try posting your dream on Dreamcrowd for a free interpretation.
2007-08-12 23:25:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can relate to you because I fought in combat in 1990 Gulf War and during the time I was in the Gulf and out of the Army, I had dreams of being in combat and being gased all the times. The scenes varied but I would always have nightmares of fighting in battle. But I found out truthfully that these nightmares were coming froms demons which had attached themselves to me through fear and stress I suffered while in the Gulf. I was a wayward Christian at the time, but when I started going back to Church, the nightmare went away.
2007-08-12 00:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by super saiyan 3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things you dream about reflect your everyday life, but killing doesn't neccessarily mean someone will die anytime soon. It's symbolic. Going to a psychologist might help with sorting out your thoughts so you won't have the bad dreams anymore.
2007-08-11 21:19:38 · answer #4 · answered by al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a sleep study done maybe?
2007-08-11 21:18:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋