A little background info, I have had crazy/horrible/graffic dreams since i was a child. I always remember all of them, even wake up with the same feelings that I had in the dream. It always takes me several moments to realize that I was "just dreaming" and those things did not really happen. I would love to "shut off" my mind and finally get a good nights sleep. If it were only that easy...

My latest dream...I was with a man who I know in my dream was my boyfriend, but I do not recognize him in my real life. We were digging in his yard when we find several bodies buried in a flower garden. One of whom was recently buried there i know because the skin of the woman was still on her body. It was an older woman, like a grandmother. For some reason we did not think of it as being strange, we kept on with doing our digging, just recovering the bodies. Afterwards I did feel anxious like I was going to be "in trouble" for something. The dream shifts and I realize I am "under survaliance" by cops, FBI, or somone like the mob, but I cant tell which. I realize they are trying to kill me because I see a sniper outiside my bedroom window. This bedroom window is from my childhood bedroom, not my current one. I freeze afraid to walk past the window, but then do make a run for the door at some point. The dream switches again where I am on trial for the murder of this old lady, which i realize at the time that this guy, my boyfriend in the dream, actually killed her and blamed it on me now. So i am trying to state my case when they tell me i will be put to death by one shot in the head, so I decided to just accept it and say goodbye to my child. My son, who is 8 is in the dream then for the first time and i say goodbye to him with many many tears, and they shot me in the head. I do not die, i just have this bullet in my head and blood running out of me and i am walking around, at work, school with my son, at home with my husband (my husband in real life is there now), "waiting" to die i guess, i know its coming soon, but i am fine other than a slight headache. Seems like i am walking around forever with this bullet in my head, and i know its there, i keep thinking about it. And then i wake up.

When i woke up, i was or had been crying just like in my dream, I had a headache as well. This always happens, i will be tired like in my dream, or happy, or sad, or crying, or scared or whatever happens i will feel the next day....

I would love to wake up in the morning and have NO memories of what has happened all night, to feel like i have not been running a marathon all night, to feel actually rested and recharged after sleeping. Any ideas????Anyone???

Remembering lots of dreams by itself shouldn't make you feel bad. In fact, lots of people wish they could remember more of your dreams.

The fact that your dreams are always frightening/upsetting, make you feel physically and mentally drained the next day and leave you with headaches makes me think that they are signs of a medical problem and that you should see a doctor.