Dreams: When you are safe

About this episode

This episode explores the nature of PTSD nightmares and their connection to safety and the nervous system.

In This Episode, We Cover: What PTSD nightmares really are (and what they are not)Why nightmares are repetitive, immersive, and fully sensoryHow the nervous system uses dreams as survival drillsThe physical and cognitive toll of years of disrupted sleepWhy nightmares don’t fade—they end when danger endsHow going no-contact and leaving abusive systems changes the brainWhat happens to dreams once safety becomes realWhy memory blocks and “closed doors” are signs of intelligence, not failureThe d...

People in this episode

Host: Alexis Arralynn

Topics covered

• PTSD nightmares
• nervous system
• dreams
• disrupted sleep
• abusive systems
• safety
• memory blocks

Keywords

• PTSD
• nightmares
• dreams
• nervous system
• disrupted sleep
• abuse
• memory