need help

johnboy11 · Post by **johnboy11** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:19 am

I am starting session 3 of the program today.I have been making progress and feeling better.I llistened to session 2 last night before i went to bed so i was feeling good when i fell asleep.Although i felt good then,I had all kinds of nightmares throughout the night.I woke up feeling so bad and scared.I feel like i really am losing my mind.What is wrong with me.I have never went to sleep feeling good and had nightmares that made me feel this bad.I just wanna crawl into a hole and wait until i feel better to come out.Has anybody had this happen to them?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:00 am

My goodness, I ABSOLUTELY know how that feels! I had nightmares all the time when I was severely anxious and depressed. Session 3 really makes us explore ourselves and face our fears, so dreaming about "bad things" is natural: We're taking a look at "bad things" during our day, and our dreams/nightmares are one way our brain deals with this stress at night.

The good news is, my nightmares lessened considerably as I continued my work in the program, and I imagine yours will too. You're going to get used to facing your fears and soon your brain won't need to deal with them at night.

This is normal and it's going to get better!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:06 am

Thanks so much.It's really comforting to know that i'm not alone.God bless you.