Second night of nightmare. Really messed with my head. Bringing

Mental Health
#1

Second night of nightmare. Really messed with my head. Bringing up old feelings of betrayal,hurt,etc.I can usually tell by what I eat that causes them and avoid these things before bedtime. Yesterday I had a random smell trigger. Caught me off guard. Luckily for me, It was first thing in the morning and (I know this behavior is part addict) I had to take my medication which helps. I know I should have a routine but sometimes I just don't care or no motivation and sleep then take it when I'm up.

Anyway I'm thinking the nightmares are more stress induced from the holidays coming up. I have alot more personal stuff going on that I'm not comfortable to get into. That smell trigger, for me at this point in time I don't have any other effective way to handle a trigger if it comes well after I took my medicine,except I usually just half dose atad more. I can balance my days out well so I'm never out. But I like to figure out other ways of handling this. I know it could be paws, the weather ,the stress I have other undiagnosed things so it's hard to determine which is my addiction or mental health issues
grrr. This is my first post so sorry if it's log or not in accordance with what everyone's used to.This is how my brain is. I could always go back and rescan re edit everything but hey I'm lazy and those nightmares are still swirling thru my head so I'm gonna go and take my medicine and start my day..which fyi it's 430pm but I try

#2

Wow, kind of all over the place. Dreams don’t mean anything. Just the brain rewiring itself. Read your profile. A lot to unpack. Do you even really want to change? Sobriety is an all in thing. It’s all about changing to a better life. And it’s not an easy path. Takes a lot of work within yourself. Anyway, hope those nightmares stop. Yet, mean nothing.

#3

There are other worlds, places people, change is very hard, its necessary for your mental health, just going on a trip to tge forest or desert can give you a different perspective, tge winters are cold here but tge weather is constant change, other people can be a challenge to early sobriety. Or a help if you find the right ones, give time some time, thing positive, work those steps, it can be a positive change,good luck, Lord knows we need it.