I have suffered with depression for years, sleep is my only release its where I love to be as my dreams are a lot nicer (sometimes) than real life
I have suffered with depression for years, sleep is my only release its where I love to be as my dreams are a lot nicer (sometimes) than real life
@karenb54, I wish that was true for me. I am plagued with chronic nightmares - sometimes I fear sleep because of the slasher type violence I will encounter in my dreams. I know our dreams are messages or riddles we must solve. But I could probably do it better if I was well rested. ;) Therein lies the irony.
Thankfully I don't dream like that, must be horrible. My dreams are always word doesn't matter where I am or what I am doing is always in the house I grew up in. I dont seem to have the depression in my dreams I don't feel anything which Is a nice change. Have you tried CBT?
Yes, I have. It's a challenge to implement, but it has helped. Interesting about the setting - the house where you grew up. I have those dreams too in houses from my past. But usually my father is chasing after me with an ax. I don't speak to him - haven't for 16 years.
Haven't spoke to mine for over 20 years, he a lonely old man who will die on his own. That house haunts me, O really think I have blocked a lot out they come back in flashes. We have to keep strong :)
There's so much meaning in these dreams about our childhood homes, @karenb54. It doesn't sound like he was much of a father to you. Mine was horrible. These dreams keep coming up because I need to do some more work on accepting the past. Better now than never.