Thread: Dreams

I guess there's some truth in the no closure point Verityb – we pretty much hate each other, never talk and I'd like to bash him, which is unusual for me because I tend to stay reasonably civil with exes usually. His dad died more or less the moment we split up so I never got the chance to be upset with him or talk it over, he was going through enough as it was. And thanks for your nice comments : )

Perhaps some sort of support group or grief counseling. There are a couple of workbooks that I often recommend to people who are depressed - The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-step Program (Workbook) - William J. Knaus; Paperback Mind over Mood: a Cognitive Therapy Treatment Manual for Clients - Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook - Martha Davis; Paperback I am a...

A patient information handout on nightmares and night terrors in ... Night terrors in an adult precipitated by sleep apnea. Sleep 1995;18:773-5.www.aafp.org/afp/20000401/2037.html

It doesnt appear to be unusual to dream irregularly about someone you once loved . When Im stressed and sometimes at a low point I often dream of my husband (divorced then he died), and of my father who has been dead for over 50 years. For a start it freaked out then I realised stress was possibly subconciously making me look for reassurance and happy memories. Both had been an important part of my life and could not just be cut out of my...

How about dealing with whatever it is troubling you while asleep? http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/09/21/how-to-lucid-dream/

If I think about my ex during the day I will dream about him without fail that night (usually a dream where I am somehow inexplicably going out with him again and have to go through the break up all over again because I am also with my current boyfriend). I think this happens to me because I have no closure on the issue... we are not on speaking terms and I worry about the fact that he likely hates me. I imagine your dreams are for a similar...