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What to do when you have awful nightmares... constantly?
A close family member recently passed away, and I've been.. Ok with it. I mean obviously at first it was awful. But, I'm pretty much back to the usual routine now. The problem is I've been having trouble sleeping. And when I do sleep, I have awful nightmares which makes me feel like I had no sleep. (whenever it rains or I have dreams in general in always very tired the next morning). Ive been staying up till like 230ish every night an waking up at 630. And then on Mondays and Fridays sometimes I catch up on sleep.
I wouldn't say I'm really depressed or anything. But I just don't know how to get rid of these nightmares. Very few are about recent incidents, but they are always very scary dreams. What do I do?
(and I know it's just a dream. But the problem is all this lack of sleep is making it hard to work!)
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i have the same problem my 22 year old cousin (who i was extremely close to) passed away two years ago i was 16 im going to be 19 now he died exactly 1 month after my daughter was born exactly to the time 2 min. off for the first year i could not sleep at all. then when i did start sleeping i would have horrible nightmares about him i still do to this day but not only one but like 3 or four nightmares a night and sometimes its hard to deal with but when i wake up i usually try to think of something good or funny or a good song i like or movie and when i fall asleep i don't have nightmares so maybe that will work for you
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Go see your doctor and tell them what's going on. They can do many things to help you including recommending medicine that can help you sleep and try to help with the nightmares. About the nightmares, are they about or related to the family member that passed away recently? If they are, you might consider seeing a grief counselor. Also, try to avoid any scary or even negative things whether it be movies, books, or thoughts. I've noticed that I generally dream about things that I think about or see when I'm awake. I hope this helped and good luck :)
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