I have severe PTSD and suffer from night terrors from it, for almost 10 years I've suffered from this to the point it's given me insomnia to keep from sleeping or going back through those traumatic experiences again, and your advice has actually helped! For almost 2 weeks now I've had peaceful rest, less agitation and am less aggressive throughout each day. Thank you for this help! Nothing I can offer could ever repay you for this

@drjustinhavens5919

2 жыл бұрын

thats great news!

when one says "what happens in your nightmare isn't real"...yes, literally, it isn't currently really happening...but when it's a memory relived in a dream, it is very real...and moreover, it's worse than having the memory when awake, when we can rationalize and talk ourselves down. just a caveat here, that it may be a past event, but it was very real, and it FEELS much more real and intense than in a waking memory. for example, when I remember my abuse when I am awake, I can handle the shame by knowing it wasn;t my fault...BUT when asleep, I'm the child again NOT knowing that it's not my fault, and the shame haunts me for three days straight.

@drjustinhavens5919

2 жыл бұрын

Which is why we want to complete our dreams to stop this happening

I started this method after attending at the Walnut Tree Project. My complex PTSD was out of control. This technique took time and practice for me to learn and to redirect my day and night mares. It really does work. Also really good to dip into the videos for revision updates every now and again as gentle reminders that we can redirect our dreams power

@roballen7798

2 жыл бұрын

Qq

Thank you doctor! I just woke up from reoccurring nightmare , it’s 12:59 am. I understand that my childhood trauma is not been seen, heard or matter and it’s exactly what my night terrors about. Thank you for sharing this amazing tool to help my mind to process the trauma . Big heartfelt thank you 💚

@drjustinhavens5919

10 ай бұрын

That's fantastic. you are using sleep to process your childhood trauma. Your own free therapy

I cannot thank you Enough for This Video 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 I have been Afraid to fall asleep for Years, Thank you so much ===== from Australia 🙏 I literally woke up from a nightmare in a cold sweat, shaking etc, and in Government ordered Lockdown and had no idea what to do, And just searched and came across your Video, Thank You So So Much, what a Gift you have, so respectful, so considerate, practical, and easy to understand, 🎁

@drjustinhavens5919

2 жыл бұрын

I have only just read this, but it gives me great satisfaction to hear that it has helped you!

My therapist shared this with me today. It makes a lot of sense to me and will be giving it a try. I've had recurring dreams about not being able to find my classes/meeting or losing things and not being able to find them. Last night I dreamed about losing a plane ticket. I plan to reframe it by realizing that I can just look the ticket up in my email. Simple solution.

@siobhancreighton1097

7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Peter Levine book” waking the Tiger”

My EMDR therapist shared this with me. I've tried it on a "minor" nightmare so far and it worked so I have hopes that'll it work on the big night terrors when they happen.

@drjustinhavens5919

2 жыл бұрын

you dont need to wait for them to happen. Be proactive and create new dream ideas now....

I'm exhausted... still having these on sleep meds. I'll try this out tonight. Thank you.

I think I'll continue to be treated with CBD. I just got CBD products from Weedborn and I feel much better now: D

@GhostZero1111

3 жыл бұрын

Yes me too, CBD has been amazing so far, but i have found that my nightmares do come back if i stop using it. All the best to you.

@niwarhassan4319

9 ай бұрын

What is CBD please

Thank you, Dr. Havens. Your surname is apt.

Amazing! Thank you! After PTSD night terrors for 12 years I can’t wait to try this tonight !

@drjustinhavens5919

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you found relief...and are sleeping peacefully now

Very, very helpful. Thanks

thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I will be trying it out tonight

This really helped me a lot Thank you

My therapist has recommended this for my trauma in conjunction with EMDR. Here goes :)

@alexforbes5435

3 жыл бұрын

I’m here from EMDR too :) good luck on healing sending good vibes

@flowers9001

2 жыл бұрын

Are you having any positive results so far?

This was really helpful! Thank you! It helped me see ways to put it into practice

I hope this really helps me

Thank you! I refuse to go to sleep. It feels like l want to protect me from feeling even more exhausted and dysregulated after sleeping. Cognitively I get that the experiences in childhood when I needed orientation and safety and that someone made sense of what happened and my emotions but found myself confronted with frustrated reactions and shaming me for even having needs or problems left me with a huge pile unfinished experiences. That I kept for myself to not poke in the beehive. Those experiences are still lingering around highly reactive. Constantly reminding myself that they want to be finished. Then, growing up getting alone doable solutions all by myself, my answers for life's questions have been not that balanced out, leading to even more decisions that added hurts. I still don't know what could help? Having a safe wise guide in my dream chaos? That helps me figuring out long term good solutions? That's the thing. I still lack experience. I fear even imagined connections. It's complex and I can imagine there could be layers I have to address. I will try and figure out what's helping.

Had childhood nightmares about an accident and my uncles death. I practiced waking Myself up but it wasn't enough, though it was a stepping stone to changing the ending. It's harder to do but it gets me out quicker.

@drjustinhavens5919

10 ай бұрын

how would you like to remember your uncle? If that is positive, you can use that....go to sleep thinking 'this is what i want to appear in my dream'. It isnt about a new ending per se, but bending the dream into a different direction.

Hi All, I have terrible ptsd and have been suffering from nightmares most of my life, and hate going to sleep, I watched the video, I will try it and see what happens, my therapist sent the video to me. Thank you.

@drjustinhavens5919

2 жыл бұрын

has it helped?

@164spurs

2 жыл бұрын

@@drjustinhavens5919 Hi Doc, To be honest with you doc we have so much going on around the home right now, my mind is on that. 🙂

I've been tired for 4 years... hope this works lol

@killdusty9371

3 жыл бұрын

Was this or anything else able to help? Thank you in advance!

@sierrafazekas3530

3 жыл бұрын

@@killdusty9371 A little bit

Dr.Justin thank you for this video how can I write to you about my dreams.

Please do comment and share

@alisonsymonds9852

3 жыл бұрын

What happens if you have numerous nightmares without a common theme? Thanks

@drjustinhavens5919

3 жыл бұрын

@@alisonsymonds9852 you are only working with the most recent dream at the point of where you are waking up......it is about getting the dream process back on line... hope that helps

@jongetsblazed

3 жыл бұрын

I always remember most of my dreams vividly and always bad

I have ptsd nightmares from intense psychological trauma, I cannot think of a positive and powerful dream idea to combat it.

@drjustinhavens5919

10 ай бұрын

you might need a bit of help - your idea doesnt have to relate to the narrative. Try and conjur up something abougt being powerful. What does it look and feel like for you to be powerful? Who do you need with you to feel powerful?

@tumblingrosesstudio

20 күн бұрын

You turn into a Superhero that steps in to whisk you away

If you would like to download a free therapist handout, please go to justinhavens.com/page/DCTTraining

Excellent resource - I cannot access your link to the therapist webinar? Many thx

@drjustinhavens5919

Жыл бұрын

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@drjustinhavens5919

10 ай бұрын

you can always email mail@justinhavens.com

Thank you for this video! I have complex ptsd and ocd. I keep getting recurring nightmares about catching covid and inadvertently passing it to a relative, the nightmares are very slightly different each time but the fear is the same. I lost my beloved Gran a few years ago, not to covid but I think the fear relates to her passing. How would I go about creating a positive dream relating to a fear of catching covid ? I also have insomnia and it takes me 3 hours to get to sleep, when I do eventually sleep I wake with a nightmare and the process repeats itself. I wake sweating, dizzy and with a racing heart, it happens every night 😢. Thank you for your help!

@drjustinhavens5919

2 ай бұрын

how would you like to remember your gran? think about that before sleep and it should help. Picture it, and feel it

Please share any alternative/adaptations for someone with dissociative identity disorder. I have two sleep coaching clients with this diagnosis. The fear they experience around sleep is profound.

@TheseHandsDraw

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Cathy, I'm a person who suffers from this disorder and my only success with overcoming my constant nightmares/waking up constantly during the night was a psychotherapist who did Image Rehearsal Therapy. During the day, taking time to visualise myself in a place I want to be (With a script to listen to), movement, feel of the wind, feel of the grass on my feet etc. Combined with a similar thing in this video it truly changed my life.

@drjustinhavens5919

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheseHandsDraw my approach is an enhancement to Image rehearsal therapy, with a focus on the strenght of feeling.... glad it helped for you!

@drjustinhavens5919

2 жыл бұрын

explore what the fear is, use the video, discuss new ways of seeing nightmares and then develop new dream idea.....

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I have CPTSD, I've been waking up throughout the night for decades. I would guess that I'm reliving the traumas every night from childhood and adulthood . It has gotten much worse and now I'm getting up every hour. I do not see any dreams but they must be occurring and I don't know what they are about. I don't wake up with any particular emotion but I would guess it is some anxiety. I did what you said, I wrote out a new dream scenario of me lying on a beach . I did this for two nights but nothing has changed. I'm still getting up every hour. Please somebody advise me...thank you

@drjustinhavens5919

2 ай бұрын

maybe lying on a beach doesnt feel strong enough? What is the emotion you feel on waking - that is what you need to counteract with a powerful new dream idea

@deepun9091

2 ай бұрын

@@drjustinhavens5919 I awake every hour with zero emotion. It could be another reason why I'm waking up, not necessarily trauma based...

If it’s nightmares you want to avoid do not take trazodone because whewwwww

@drjustinhavens5919

10 ай бұрын

meds may offer a brief respite, but they dont resolve the root cause. Try the video and the ideas again

This must not work you got ratiod fucken hard

I wake up having panic attacks because of my nightmares. I believe it's because my identical twin brother died in my arms. Then they put him on life support. And then. They told me he wasn't going to make it. So I needed to unplug him. I lost my brother my best friend and business partner all at once. You would not understand unless your a twin.

@drjustinhavens5919

10 ай бұрын

how would you like to remember your brother - take that into your dream. It sounds very hard, but is possible

This looks like a better approach. Some crazy lady told me to write down my nightmares which only intensified the bad feeling...but write what YOU want to happen, brilliant! I will try it. Having had a lot of abuse and having a very good nenory is difficult. Any tips? My memory is good for my accounting and always being at an appointment on time so I only want to lose the bad bits. How do it? Thankyou for this helpful film

@drjustinhavens5919

10 ай бұрын

hope it has helped

But what if it's different nightmares every night

@drjustinhavens5919

10 ай бұрын

work with the theme (ie powerless) or the most recent. It can be done