Hi everyone, Im new here. I joined because I have been having nightmares for about 7 years now. Ever since my son was born.

I have always had really vivid dreams as a child, but they were usually good. I have had very few good dreams in the last 7 years. Most of them are nightmares.

I have been dreaming mostly about murder and even worse severed body parts. I thought maybe I was just watching too many scary movies before bed, so I stopped watching them all together (Im kind of a wimp). But yet I still keep having these dreams.

I dreamt of a severed head in the backseat of someones car, I dreamt of a dead body in my sons bed covered in flies, and last night I dreamt that my brothers toes were sawed off. I have these dreams at least once or twice a week.

I also dream of family members murdering others, and I dream that Im being stalked, chased, or whatever by murderers. Not even just murderers, but really twisted people like the guy from Saw. I dream about torture and just really horrible things that I wouldnt think about normally.

These dreams are really freaking me out. My husband thinks its funny, but when Im dreaming them, its just like its happening to me in real life. Its really not fun!!! I wake up depressed and scared. They just seem so real.

Can anyone tell me why Im dreaming these horrible things? Is there some reason why my nightmares started when I had my son or is it just coincidence?

Any help you could give me would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Hi and Welcome!

Do you feel your life is "unraveling" in some way? Do you feel things have been "falling apart" for the past 7 years? Your son's birth may or may not be related to this. Do you feel "cut off" from what you want to do because your son's needs come first?

What about your family relations in regards to parents, siblings, or in-laws? Do you feel the family is "coming apart" because of divorce, death, or moving far away?