Recurring nightmares and daymares
Nightmares keeping me from sleeping well, and daymares keep hitting me during the day. All in the same theme, over and over. Anyone out there have experience dealing with this?
It keeps getting worse, and is developing into an actual phobia
@SilverJak Sounds terrifying 
Have you asked a doctor or therapist about it?
Charlie
Not yet, they cost a LOT of money when one doesn't have insurance, even the $150/mo for minimal therapy through this site. I'll soon be starting a second job to pay for a therapist, but until then I thought I'd see if there was anyone here I could discuss it with.
@SilverJak You're right, professional help is very expensive.
You can discuss it with me, if you like, but of course I'm not a professional.
Charlie
What helps me understand what the message in my dreams in a great website. Its: dreammoods.com. Now when you go there, it will help to look at each part of a dream in its separate parts, then you can build a picture from there. An open mind will help with the better understanding of what the message is. Plus, did you experience a trauma of some kind? If so, writing it down will help the body recover from the memory of it. Hope that helps!
@SilverJak
I get it. Nightmares keep people from sleeping well.. they are hard to deal with and I hope you feel better. We're here to support you. If you ever need to talk we're here. And yes I think therapy would be beneficial.
I actually have had experience with that. It might be a very different experience than yours, though. When Five Nights at Freddy's: Pizzaria Simulator came out, I watched a video on it (not yet realizing that it's part of a series) and gave myself nightmares from it. Thing was, my family was going through a (long-running) very stressful set of situations that I had little to no control over. These nightmares were a distraction (even though they were just more stress? It sounds kinda weird), and I /loved/ them. I watched more of the videos and triggered my imagination enough that at times I would blink and see jumpscares. The most vivid parts eventually: I got sleep paralysis once, and felt like FNaF 1 Foxy was in my room (actually it was my dog); I was brushing my teeth and it sounded like a Nightmare bear model (Freddy? Golden? Nightmare?) ran down the hallway and disappeared just before it would have come into view (upstairs neighbors causing ruckus?); and different characters haunted different parts of my house (Pre-Easter-Eggs Springtrap, I like to pee in privacy. And why are there are /two/ Chikas in my bedroom?). So anyway, those haunted me for a few months, providing /so/ much nightmare fuel for a young and active imagination. Got more detailed over time as I got more control over them. And I eventually even made friends with them. They weren't the worst repetitive nightmares I have had, but the most interesting I can share without getting into details that are not fitting for sharing in this environment. I hope that you can find a way to deal with your nightmares in a way that best works for you!
@SilverJak Sounds debilitating, for sure. Are the nightmares of a relatively new onset? Some new life circumstance or change (anxiety-provoking, maybe?) And if not new, might there be an underlying trauma you haven't processed yet? Either way, I think speaking with a therapist (esp. since you feel it's worsening) is a really good idea for you. EMDR is a terrific therapeutic intervention for trauma management--- just FYI. I wish you all the best.
