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Quite frequently and thank God that I wake up!!!!! It's been going on for so long now, hell, I'm use to them, cold sweets and all.
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CPT Steve Curley
I fought them for 45+ years and finally got help last year in the form of group therapy every other week at the Causeway St VA in Boston. Group of 10 Vietnam Vets with many of the same issues. Wish I had gone years ago. I strongly advise anyone experiencing nightmares or any symptoms associated with PTSD to get professional help. Still have them but it has helped me to cope. Now all I have to do is stop kicking the beejesus out of my wife when I start thrashing around in bed at night.
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I wake up, go that was a weird and intense dream, grab a cup a of coffee and go on about my day.
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I have them and sometimes they are things form my past. Sometime they are because of my heighten concern for the nation and world around me. When I get them, I get up and go someplace I will not disturb my wife and get on my knees in prayer. I stay that way until my inner calm is reestablish. Sounds kind of like some Zen hookah but it works for me.
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Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
Music video by Bobby McFerrin performing Don't Worry Be Happy.
Depends on what is going on at the time but, here is my advice, take it or leave it:
1. Wake up
2. Tell yourself, it is nothing but a Product of your surroundings
3. Realx, Breathe and know your going to be alright
4. Learn how to control your Dreams
5. When it happens again, wake up laughing. (Training yourself to Ignore it)
6. Don't worry, be HAPPY !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU
1. Wake up
2. Tell yourself, it is nothing but a Product of your surroundings
3. Realx, Breathe and know your going to be alright
4. Learn how to control your Dreams
5. When it happens again, wake up laughing. (Training yourself to Ignore it)
6. Don't worry, be HAPPY !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
I would awaken with uniform items missing and no transport to get more, if I did get to the PX, they were always out of the item, I finally went to a surplus store and bought a Patrol Cap, 7 & 5/8 and the dreams stopped.
If I cannot sleep, I MENTALLY, fly to my cousin's house. Get up in the morning and drive to my river, noting each street and turn before putting my inner tube into the water. If I fail to maintain focus, I start the mental journey all over.
If I cannot sleep, I MENTALLY, fly to my cousin's house. Get up in the morning and drive to my river, noting each street and turn before putting my inner tube into the water. If I fail to maintain focus, I start the mental journey all over.
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CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols
Excellent transference meditation! I do the same when I can't physically get away...
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols Thank you, most people think I have transferred from the world when I describe that to them.
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CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols
We have found nightmares a triggered by a driver deep in the subconscious. We have found a way to find that driver and stop it permanently.
http://evolutionaryhealer.com/the-cr-process/
http://evolutionaryhealer.com/the-cr-process/
The CR Process | Evolutionary Healer
“We are born with an already established personality. As we age, we become witness to various stimuli that changes the way we look at the world and how we will act and react in it.”
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PTSD makes me have nightmares. How I managed them in the past was sit and sulk for a few hours over coffee and cigs.
Now, I speak aloud to myself that "it was just a dream" and tell myself I will not let it ruin my day, as well. That's the best I have for y'all. Just say it aloud so your brain can absorb it
Now, I speak aloud to myself that "it was just a dream" and tell myself I will not let it ruin my day, as well. That's the best I have for y'all. Just say it aloud so your brain can absorb it
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CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols
We have found nightmares a triggered by a driver deep in the subconscious. We have found a way to find that driver and stop it permanently.
http://evolutionaryhealer.com/the-cr-process/
The CR Process | Evolutionary Healer
“We are born with an already established personality. As we age, we become witness to various stimuli that changes the way we look at the world and how we will act and react in it.”
http://evolutionaryhealer.com/the-cr-process/
The CR Process | Evolutionary Healer
“We are born with an already established personality. As we age, we become witness to various stimuli that changes the way we look at the world and how we will act and react in it.”
The CR Process | Evolutionary Healer
“We are born with an already established personality. As we age, we become witness to various stimuli that changes the way we look at the world and how we will act and react in it.”
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I used to have nightmares then several years ago I discussed it with my father, a WWII and Korean War vet who shared his wisdom and his solution with me. He said you are too young to be tortured in your sleep. If you can't control your dreams, don't dream. For most of his life, he has slept four hours at a time then he will get up get a drink or use the bathroom and lay back down. I gave this a try and didn't really understand how it worked until I read about dreams and REM sleep. By waking up about every 3-4 hours I don't reach it. Has been working for the last 20+ years and my body (internal clock) takes care of waking me up. The other thing he told me was to try to go to sleep thinking about something positive that you have total control over.
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I used to have the quite frequently, assisted with sweats, kicking, and sometimes screaming...borderline freaking out my wife. I ended up talking with chaplains and even went to life skills/mental health. Voicing all the details from them helped reduce them for a little while but honestly what really helped me through them was meditation and a lot of prayer. In my opinion, having a sense of any faith as well as a support group will ultimately help.
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SPC John Waisman
TSgt Kibriya Lowery - I used to put ice on my neck. Then I'd sleep pretty well the rest of the night.
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TSgt Kibriya Lowery
SPC John Waisman - I've never attempted the ice to neck method but I have tried a middle of the night hot bath. It enabled me to relax and redirect my attention.
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SPC John Waisman
Glad that works for you Kibriya. For me heat makes the headaches worse. No idea why. I guess it's whatever works.
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CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols
This stops the driver behind these repetitive behaviors: http://evolutionaryhealer.com/the-cr-process/
The CR Process | Evolutionary Healer
“We are born with an already established personality. As we age, we become witness to various stimuli that changes the way we look at the world and how we will act and react in it.”
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I recommend Repetitive Behavior Cellular Regression (CR). We have consistently stopped PTSD, MST, and Suicide Ideation without counseling or therapy or meds and no office visits since 2012. Read about it for yourself. http://www.evolutionaryhealer.com
Evolutionary Healer | We Change Lives Everyday
Linda Vettrus-Nichols and her husband, Terry Earthwind Nichols, are a dynamic duo of transformation. People have always come to Terry and Linda for wisdom and discernment in difficult situations. They believe that when people have clarity they are able to take focused action. Finding a simple solution creates clarity and helps to move their clients forward.
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Use to, but my lovely bride helped me deal with them, and slowly they subsided.
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