Here''s How To Stop Your Nightmares - Rewrite the Script

Here is how you can get the free guide from this video. Download from my website: Download your guide here http://markspsychiatry.com/nightmares Anyone can have nightmares for any reason. But some things that can cause nightmares are anxiety, depression, medications, pain and even eating too soon before you go to bed. Nightmares are common in people who have had a traumatic experience. In these cases, the nightmares tend to be recurring with either the same series of events happening each and every time or the same theme. When people have recurring nightmares multiple times a week, it can become so distressing that it can make you not want to go to sleep. If you’ve experienced trauma and have distressing memories and nightmares, it’s best you see a therapist for trauma therapy. Trauma is best managed with specific therapy to help your brain reprocess the experience. Here are the steps Nevertheless, here is an exercise that you can do on your own. It’s called exposure, relaxation and rescripting therapy. It’s a type of cognitive behavior therapy and a technique that’s used in dialectical behavior therapy. Rescripting your nightmare is a way to retrain your brain on how to handle the traumatic experience that keeps re-visiting you in your dreams. Step 1 Engage in relaxing activity Step 2 Choose recurring nightmare Step 3 Write out the script Step 4 Identify the worst point Step 5 Write desired emotion Step 6 Change the worst moment Step 7 Read Script aloud repeatedly Step 8 Read or listen to script before bed, then repeat relaxing activity References Davis JL. Treating Post-Trauma Nightmares: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach. New York: Springer; 2009. Want to know more about mental health and self-improvement? On this channel I discuss topics such as bipolar disorder, major depression, anxiety disorders, attention deficit disorder (ADHD), relationships and personal development/self-improvement. I upload weekly. If you don’t want to miss a video, click here to subscribe. https://goo.gl/DFfT33 Disclaimer: All of the information on this channel is for educational purposes and not intended to be specific/personal medical advice from me to you. Watching the videos or getting answers to comments/question, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. If you have your own doctor, perhaps these videos can help prepare you for your discussion with your doctor.

By: Dr. Tracey Marks
Title: Here's How To Stop Your Nightmares - Rewrite the Script
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