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Posted 12/2/2012 7:42 AM (GMT 0)

So i guess this hasn't happened recently, but I used to have this very vivid nightmare in which i woke up in my room. Suddenly a "force" would push me down unto my  bed and i felt this unbelievable pain all over my body but i can't describe the source. I would scream and turn and scream but this voice kept on telling me that nobody would come to help me.Sometimes i felt like i was being dragged through a tunnel or being choked. I would hear my mom in the other room but she never came to my rescue , what could this mean? Also, I met my mom for the first time when i was nine so could it be related to her? or could it be a symptom of anxiety?

Posted 12/2/2012 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hi cloudy and welcome.

Wow, that sounds very frightening! Many people have nightmares...I think almost everyone at some point has. People with anxiety can certainly have their share...but having nightmares is not necessarily indicative of anxiety. Unless you are having other anxiety issues and symptoms, then you can probably just assume that like everyone, you are having a particularly recurrent bad dream.

One thing that did raise some red flags for me in your post however, was the feeling of being held down by a force. This almost sounds like it could be sleep paralysis...a form of sleep disorder that reoccurs, and has some of the same characteristics that you described.

You may want to look it up or discuss it with your doctor. I will put a link here as well.:)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

Post with us anytime if you think that you are also experiencing anxiety that we could help you with through support here.

Take care,

Scaredy Cat

Posted 12/2/2012 7:05 PM (GMT 0)
 Scaredy Cat, turn

Thanks for your reply! I've done some research, now im certain that i suffer from sleep paralysis. This is the first time that i realized that other people suffer from the same terrifyng experiences and that it's considered a condition. I wish i could stop having these nightmares, but at least i know i'm not going crazy!I think that stress, little sleep, and constant worry might be factors.   shakehead

Posted 12/3/2012 1:13 AM (GMT 0)
I am sure that you are right about the causes of your sleep problems. I think that talking with your doctor and looking for ways to lower your stress would be the next logical step.

We have some great relaxation and breathing exercises in our Resource Guide here that could give you a good start. You can find this on our main page, 1st post. Give them a try and see how you feel.:)

Take care and keep posting if you find it helpful!

S.C.
Posted 12/4/2012 8:41 AM (GMT 0)
I think talking to someone about your mother, because she is prominent in your dream.. It seems as if you feel like she is going through the same thing you are in the dream, from how you describe it. I believe dreams are ourselves telling the everyday you and i what we can't face without a bit of..subterfuge. I think dreams are the best way for a person to figure themselves out.
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