Bad dreams

[Alice1990]

Does anyone else have very vivid and bad dreams? I’d go as far to say they are more like nightmares tbh!

I have been under a lot of stress lately, things have changed in my life and overall things have been stressful.

My anxiety has been high and I guess I often go to bed still stressed out.

I wondered if the stress and anxiety is leading to the bad dreams. Sometimes, I can work out what I might’ve seen/ watched/ read during the day which could trigger them, but sometimes they come out of the blue and they are really frightening and upsetting.

Does anyone else have bad dreams and have they noticed that they have been made worse by mental health? I’m not on any medication!

TIA!

[Carnation]

Yes, I do. I'm not on medication either, so can't blame that. I think it's definitely anxiety, processing fears.

[Alice1990]

Thank you for your response Carnation, sorry you’re also dealing with it, they can be so unsettling.

I ended up being bullied by a couple of friends ( very unexpected) and stress from my work too and that’s when they seem to have got worse

[Carnation]

Trauma is sometimes stored and can be processed while we sleep. Although the dreams may be uncomfortable it is better that way than when we are conscious.