My princess has bad dreams what should I do?

[callofdutyslayer]

We both sleep in bed together and I always wake up to her crying, yelling,screaming while she's having a bad dream what's the best thing for me to do?

Let's give OP the benefit of the doubt.

My DH calls me his Queen just to piss me off because he's a narky prick. If he's being a total sarky cunt he kowtows and genuflects.

Could be similar here? clutching at straws

Girlfriend does not auto correct to princess.

I know and ps im using my phone it's super slow and laggy and it's hard to even type stuff right with my autocorrect on

Yeah she hates you

Why are you calling her a princess?

Well I presume you have talked to her about it? I have a princess too (toddler, who self identifies, she is also a go jetter, doctor and dog at time) and I would dicuss her bad dreams with her so I’m assuming you have talked to your princess about it. What did she say?

I get some pretty weird autocorrect s sometimes.

Have you spoken to your girlfriend? That would be the first thing to do. She may have night terrors (worth googling).

Your phone is super slow and laggy you say? You sound like my 12 year old.

Oh sorry you explained. Yes speak to her and google night terrors.

Good old half-term. Always hilarious.

Sorry, autocorrect lol. I meant tedious.

Partner gets nightmares. Literally just cuddle, slightly wake up and make soothing noises then leave it. Usually it’s sleeping on the back that does it so see if there’s a similar trigger for you gf

Half term?

She's had a haircut and knows she can't now escape....

She’s screaming because you call her princess.

This.

I sometimes have these. I wake up screaming, usually during times of stress. I never remember it but it's horrible for everyone else in the house. Is there stuff going on in her life at the moment causing her stress? She should see her GP or if there is anyone she can talk to about what's worrying her, that might help. Not much else you can do I'm afraid, other than calm her and reassure her if she wakes up scared.

MN replies are particularly good this morning, her hair has been cut 😂 and curtains open

She has nightmares that she’s trapped inside her castle with you.... and wakes up to find herself trapped in a grotty bed with you. No wonder she goes to sleep every night. But there is no escape.

May be you should stop being the evil villain - slaying the calls of duty is mean and just be a regular human?

I would wonder if you are shrek but he doesn’t shirk his responsibilities.

I'll try this thank you for the help.

Sleep in a different wing then.

You're all mean. My late boyfriend called me princess, it made me happy; I was his princess, he was my darling. There is nothing wrong with being called princess if you don't object to it.

He suffered awful nightmares OP. If I woke up in time, I could soothe him out of them by cuddling him and stroking his head wjile he was asleep. Otherwise, I'd gently wake him up and just hold him until he calmed down. It was generally better if he was woken than left to sleep through it and woje himself.

You're all mean

No, sweetheart, we're all functioning adults.

Herja firstly the op didn't, apparantly, mean to call her princess.

It's not a good term for women. What is about being called a princess that made you feel special?

Your boyfriend can call you, princess, snufflewuffle bumpkin, honey, hotlips or sexy beast (or more explicit nick name) in private

doesn't stop it being a crap idea for a MN thread title.

(I miss the days when people used to lurk and get something of the style and norms of a site before jumping in)

I'm gonna try that