Anyone had a relapse dream? Like a dream that literally

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#1

Anyone had a relapse dream? Like a dream that literally wakes you up in the middle of the night, (like I am right now,) wondering if I actually relapsed, looking around for an empty bottle hoping it isn’t reality, realizing it’s not reality, then trying to calm yourself the f out after? Ugh

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#2

Literally just got woken up in the throws of one. They are so vivid it’s mind blowing!

#3

I have.

#4

All the guilt! Seems so real.

#5

Yes my sponsor said it's natural to have the dreams in early recovery but remember it is just a dream and if you woke up feeling guilty or mad with yourself then you are in right track keep up the good work by telling on yourself it's def key to long term Recovery :100::100:

#6

We’ve all had them. Just the brain getting rewired to a new life is all. Just a dream. No biggy

#7

I used to have them constantly. I'd wake up so confused, and mad that I couldn't remember. But the feeling of knowing that you didn't use, it was just a dream, and I made it one more day was a huge benefit.

#8

All the time, crazy how vivid they are.

#9

I had my first one last night !! So vivid and real

#10

I’ve had LOTS of those. I have 7.5 years sober. When I first got sober they were like that, really vivid and in my mind I was fully convinced I relapsed. As time goes on they’re less vivid but I still have them occasionally. I feel like I’ve had hundreds of them.