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      Footballfan1
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      It felt so real..
      In my dream, I had agreed to a second chance.
      He was in the home, yelling, threatening to hit me, punching items.
      (All his old behaviours).
      I felt so helpless, why on earth did I let him back?
      I felt the old, hopeless feeling.
      I woke up in my bed we used to share, realised he wasn’t here and I was safe.
      I almost cried because I felt so relieved.
      I feel really up beat and woke way before my alarm.
      I’m going to make a cup of coffee and read some of the self help book before waking the kids for school.
      When we were together, I wasn’t allowed out of bed if he was sleeping, even around this time of the morning.
      Either he thought I was sneaking out the house to meet a man, or I woke him and he got into a terrible rage about being woken and I’m sabotaging his sleep.
      I think my subconscious is telling me through the dream that I’ve done the right thing. X

    • #150882
      Bananaboat
      Participant

      Our brains are funny things and it’s still processing everything you’ve experienced. Dreams at this stage like this are quite common, and it can be quite unsettling when you wake up. It’s funny how similar abusers are, I chuckled when you said about not being allowed to get up as I had exactly the same! I’d forgotten until I read your words but either he’d complain I’d woken him up and rage, or I was getting up to spite him in some way and be ignored. Enjoy that peace xx

    • #150891
      Footballfan1
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      They are truly bonkers aren’t they!!
      Even after having kids, surely they should have realised that they can’t always get their beauty sleep xx

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