Hi all
Had the most realistic drinking dream last night. When I woke up I was filled with disappointment that I'd caved in and drank wine, it took a few minutes for me to realise it was a dream.
I had to actually go and replay my evening in my mind and then it sank in that it was really a dream. It freaked me out.
I have been craving a bit the last few days so I think the dream was born of that . Which is good in a way cause I woke up with the same feelings I would have had if I actually HAD had a drink. So that is a good reminder of why I am not drinking.
phew!!! just wanted to share.
and you told on yourself. Bonus points!
:)
We've all had 'em. The ones who share them seem to let themselves off the hook--the others try to evaluate the dreamt drunk!
LOL
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We've all had 'em. The ones who share them seem to let themselves off the hook--the others try to evaluate the dreamt drunk!
LOL
Those dreams are harsh!! I've not had one in a while, but the waking up and thinking it is true is awful. So glad it was just a dream though Idgie!!
Hi Idgie. Last night must have been the night for wine dreams. I also dreamt last night that I was drinking wine and I felt very guilty about it. I was not thinking about it before I went to sleep though nor did I have a craving yesterday. That is twice now in less than a week I have dreamt I was drinking. What does that you think? Both dreams I felt very very guilty. It was a relief when I awoke to find it was just a dream.
Usually, for me, when I'm going through something, or things are changing, I'll have a drinking dream, or an exhusband dream (which is worse) but it usually means my subconsious is working things through and it will pass....
I also turn it around to where when I do have a drinking dream and wake up, I get grateful and thank God for reminding me that I no longer drink and stay grateful for being sober today.
The dreams will fade as time goes by...Now when I get them, I'm like, okay, what am I not looking at, what's going on, it's almost like my HP, God nudging me to look at something that I'm not seeing in my conscious state....
And always remember ladies...H.A.L.T.
Big smooches...
I also turn it around to where when I do have a drinking dream and wake up, I get grateful and thank God for reminding me that I no longer drink and stay grateful for being sober today.
The dreams will fade as time goes by...Now when I get them, I'm like, okay, what am I not looking at, what's going on, it's almost like my HP, God nudging me to look at something that I'm not seeing in my conscious state....
And always remember ladies...H.A.L.T.
Big smooches...
Hi Idg,
I haven't had a drinking dream in a while but I do have using dreams. I woke up not so long ago convinced that I had snorted some blow. My heart was even racing. Crazy what the brain can do. Very powerful. Scary too. The good part of it was that I felt ashamed of myself and I hadn't even done it.
Toodles!!!
I haven't had a drinking dream in a while but I do have using dreams. I woke up not so long ago convinced that I had snorted some blow. My heart was even racing. Crazy what the brain can do. Very powerful. Scary too. The good part of it was that I felt ashamed of myself and I hadn't even done it.
Toodles!!!
I look at them as a free buzz and I don't have to pick up a white chip.
Great Post!
In my recovery in AA, I shared a few times that I was afraid that in time I would forget the pain, isolation and misery of drinking which would set me up for failure. If only I could continue to remember this and feel this from time to time without drinking, then it would help me NOT FORGET the pain, suffering, emptiness, deep dark misery. Well, it happened, I had a dream and in the dream I felt all of these feelings and emotions and they were so real and were like a deep dark pit of dispair. I was SOO relieved to awake and find it only a dream. God answered my prayers not to foreget. I normally don't remember my dreams very often but this one was vivid and quite real. This helped me more than I could imagine.
Thanks for letting me share
Trimmer
In my recovery in AA, I shared a few times that I was afraid that in time I would forget the pain, isolation and misery of drinking which would set me up for failure. If only I could continue to remember this and feel this from time to time without drinking, then it would help me NOT FORGET the pain, suffering, emptiness, deep dark misery. Well, it happened, I had a dream and in the dream I felt all of these feelings and emotions and they were so real and were like a deep dark pit of dispair. I was SOO relieved to awake and find it only a dream. God answered my prayers not to foreget. I normally don't remember my dreams very often but this one was vivid and quite real. This helped me more than I could imagine.
Thanks for letting me share
Trimmer
Better than a daydream.
