trauma dream
Psyche's nocturnal replay
A trauma dream is a dream that revisits or reprocesses a traumatic experience, often with disturbing vividness.
These dreams may replay the original event or present distorted versions of it: She still has trauma dreams about the accident.
Common in PTSD, trauma dreams can recur for years and often wake the dreamer in distress.
Distinguished from ordinary nightmares by their connection to actual traumatic memories.
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- night terrorIntense parasomnia with screaming
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- REM sleepDreaming stage with eye movement
sleep disorder · terror · memory · repressed memory · haunting · cold sweat · sweat · recurring · vivid · subconscious · fear · fight or flight · anxiety · reliving · distress · waking · disturbing · images
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