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Do I need to see someone?

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Tinkletinkletree · 26/08/2022 10:00

Hello, posting here as I'm really confused as to whether I should bother my GP about this.

I've been on medication for depression for the last 7 years, seems to work ok but I have ups and downs. I've been struggling with a real low for the last few months but I can muddle through day-to-day albeit very distracted and with low energy. Work has been very stressful too.

The thing that is worrying me is that I've started having very vivid dreams that I feel might be true. I've only had a few, each time I wake with pounding heart but also feeling that life will get better and I just need to soldier through. The dreams (this is really hard to explain) are about a massive life reset - that in the future there is some kind of invention/break through that allows you to relive your life but better. That at some point the world is going to break down but the people who have signed up will effectively go back to their youth and get another chance but in a better world. With all that's going on in the world you can probably see why I am starting to believe it's true. In my dream I've been told that I will keep having these dreams and more frequently to prepare me for what I have signed up for. Part of me wants to make a post asking who else is experiencing the same but I'm also concerned that I might be on the edge of having some sort of mental health breakdown. I'm not entirely sure which is true and I'm scared I'm going to loose my grasp on reality/give up on my current life if I become more convinced that this weird life reset thing is true. But when I wake up I feel encouraged to keep going even if life's rubbish right now so it's not like I'm really at risk of any harm and I'd be wasting someone's time if I asked for help or they'd think I'm being stupid.

Sorry for the long post, I'm really confused. Has anyone else experienced these dreams or am I having symptoms of a mental health condition?

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heldinadream · 26/08/2022 10:25

Hello. I think that's a REALLY interesting dream, but dreams are not reality, they are just parts of ourselves that are trying to be 'heard', IYSWIM.

Honestly I think you'd benefit from some therapy where you can just talk about all this stuff. It's a tremendous outlet and nothing seems so big and scary when you've got a regular place and person to share it with.

I'm not sure a GP would know what to make of it. Or they might be able to point you in the direction of something, I'm not sure about that.

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