Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Homework Planner by James R. Finley Bret A. Moore & Bret A. Moore

Author:James R. Finley,Bret A. Moore & Bret A. Moore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2010-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

Dreams can be very confusing. All of us have, at one time or another, sat up in bed wondering what the dreams we just had meant. Dreams can seem illogical, nonsensical, and downright weird. Not only that, our dreams can sometimes become frightening, depressing, horrifying, or otherwise distressing, and can negatively impact our mood and behavior the following day. Sometimes they also leave us unable to get back to sleep due to the emotions and/or strangeness of the content. This exercise will help you make sense of those confusing dreams, help you handle the emotions caused by the dreams, and get back to sleep as soon as possible.

1. Get a notebook to use as a dream journal and keep the notebook and a pen by your bed. When you wake up from a distressing dream, immediately write down as much as you can remember about it. It doesn't matter if the information doesn't make sense or is strange. It's important to do this right away, because after even five minutes some details that might be important will be fading from your memory.

2. Once you've written down what you can remember about the dream, use the feelings below to describe how you feel and write as much as you can about how the dream affected each of these feelings in your dream journal.

a. Afraid (fearful, scared, panicky)

b. Sad (tearful, grieving, sorrowful)

c. Confused (upset, doubtful, perplexed, curious, puzzled)

d. Helpless (alone, paralyzed, vulnerable)

e. Angry (enraged, irritated, annoyed)

f. Ashamed (guilty, embarrassed)

g. Happy (satisfied, glad, grateful, triumphant)

h. Peaceful (calm, content)

i. Other emotions

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