Awful realistic dreams

[lurchersforever]

I have two upsetting issues at work that are related but separate. I'm on holiday at the moment and have given them very little thought. It's not a great holiday - teens are obviously doing their own thing and I have no partner and not many friends so I'm not doing a huge amount and am quite bored. I would have said I feel ok though. I have work to catch up on but struggle to feel motivated due to the issues.

The last two nights I have dreamed about the work issues in a huge amount of detail. The seemed to be really long and were the kind where you wake up and take a while to register that it was a dream and then feel relieved and then unsettled and sad. I'm not even aware of thinking about this stuff during the day but obviously it is more on my mind than I realise. I'm dreading going to sleep tonight now and also feel utterly wiped out having been awake since 5, though I am getting more sleep than in term time overall.

Ugh - how can I prevent these dreams?

Well, the obvious answer is that now you have some space, your brain Is trying to process this. I would suggest that keeping it out of your dreams would involve trying to process it during your waking hours. Would you like to talk about it here, or alternatively you could confide in a friend or try journaling?

Your brain is processing things. I let my brain do its stuff. In waking hours, if there are things you can tackle, try to do so. See if you can make a plan of things to do on your holiday - so you can feel more in control.