dream-nightmare

Congrats on your 65 days GGGG 🙂

You do know you don't need to start a new thread everytime you post right? It's very hard for us to follow your progress with your updates like this. Those dreams are terrible aren't they:-( Use the horrendous feelings it generated to remember why you are gamble free & keep moving forwards - ODAAT

Dreams ?Yes I too have also had unusual dreams some a bit odd and bizarre since I stopped gambling not sure why.Anyone else had this?? I think it must be something to do with our brain working in a different way but who knows long as we all gf.

I've had these too! Didn't happen at first but when I was getting to good milestones they would happen. Made me feel terrible especially as they were so real!

Thank yourself that it was only a dream and you have your 65 days intact. Keep clocking them up. I've just hit my year!

mad isn it lads it felt so real wonder why we have dreams like that? and well done on hitting a year great acheivement mate

Hi GGGG

Sorry to hear about your nightmare but on the plus side, your recovery is still intact and you have discovered you are not alone in having this type of dream.

It's good that you're turning to the forum to share your experiences like this. Could we suggest you start a diary thread in the 'recovery diaries' section? That might be a better place for thoughts like these, rather than the 'new member introductions' section.

Best wishes and hope you have more peaceful dreams in future!

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I feel that its only natural.

My dreams were reliving the reality and the nightmare so they only reinforced my fear of gambling. I woke up in a cold sweat but thankfully it soon sank in that it was only a dream this time. They could be quite vivid about losing everything in a casino and I havent been to a casino in twenty five years so dreams are weird.

Recovering gamblers will have thoughts and flashbacks. Dreams cant be controlled but as I became calmer I didnt really have bad gambling dreams again.

I think its natural to have a surge in feelings....accept them and I dismissed them as soon as they came up. I didnt worry about thinking about gambling because I did not act on those thoughts. I was blocked and I havent broken any blocks. Most of my thoughts were just a brief surge of dopamine and I just think thats the brain playing its tricks.

For me gambling was a living nightmare so I couldnt really have dreams any worse than I went through

Best wishes